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diff --git a/Doc/library/io.rst b/Doc/library/io.rst index 26285b4fcd..67a8d4d85d 100644 --- a/Doc/library/io.rst +++ b/Doc/library/io.rst @@ -504,11 +504,9 @@ Buffered Streams .. method:: peek([n]) - Return 1 (or *n* if specified) bytes from a buffer without advancing the - position. Only a single read on the raw stream is done to satisfy the - call. The number of bytes returned may be less than requested since at - most all the buffer's bytes from the current position to the end are - returned. + Return bytes from the stream without advancing the position. Only a + single read on the raw stream is done to satisfy the call. The number of + bytes returned may be less or more than requested. .. method:: read([n]) |