[Python-checkins] cpython: Issue #28030: Update the language reference for PEP 468.

[eric.snow]

https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/cdbc5ee744a1
changeset:   103356:cdbc5ee744a1
user:        Eric Snow <ericsnowcurrently at gmail.com>
date:        Thu Sep 08 13:59:58 2016 -0700
summary:
  Issue #28030: Update the language reference for PEP 468.

files:
  Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst |  11 ++++++-----
  1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst
--- a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst
+++ b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst
@@ -546,11 +546,12 @@
 function call always assigns values to all parameters mentioned in the parameter
 list, either from position arguments, from keyword arguments, or from default
 values.  If the form "``*identifier``" is present, it is initialized to a tuple
-receiving any excess positional parameters, defaulting to the empty tuple.  If
-the form "``**identifier``" is present, it is initialized to a new dictionary
-receiving any excess keyword arguments, defaulting to a new empty dictionary.
-Parameters after "``*``" or "``*identifier``" are keyword-only parameters and
-may only be passed used keyword arguments.
+receiving any excess positional parameters, defaulting to the empty tuple.
+If the form "``**identifier``" is present, it is initialized to a new
+ordered mapping receiving any excess keyword arguments, defaulting to a
+new empty mapping of the same type.  Parameters after "``*``" or
+"``*identifier``" are keyword-only parameters and may only be passed
+used keyword arguments.
 
 .. index:: pair: function; annotations
 

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Repository URL: https://hg.python.org/cpython