https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/a1332a99cf1eb9b879d4b1f28761b096b5749a0d commit: a1332a99cf1eb9b879d4b1f28761b096b5749a0d branch: main author: Terry Jan Reedy <[email protected]> committer: terryjreedy <[email protected]> date: 2024-01-30T18:40:54Z summary:
Clarify one-item tuple (#114745) A 'single tuple' means 'one typle, of whatever length. Remove the unneeded and slight distracting parenthetical 'singleton' comment. files: M Doc/reference/expressions.rst diff --git a/Doc/reference/expressions.rst b/Doc/reference/expressions.rst index 87ebdc1ca1c9c6..50e0f97a6534af 100644 --- a/Doc/reference/expressions.rst +++ b/Doc/reference/expressions.rst @@ -1890,8 +1890,9 @@ the unpacking. .. index:: pair: trailing; comma -The trailing comma is required only to create a single tuple (a.k.a. a -*singleton*); it is optional in all other cases. A single expression without a +A trailing comma is required only to create a one-item tuple, +such as ``1,``; it is optional in all other cases. +A single expression without a trailing comma doesn't create a tuple, but rather yields the value of that expression. (To create an empty tuple, use an empty pair of parentheses: ``()``.) _______________________________________________ Python-checkins mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-checkins.python.org/ Member address: [email protected]
