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diff --git a/Doc/library/sys.rst b/Doc/library/sys.rst index 2b616ee101..67e1bf4342 100644 --- a/Doc/library/sys.rst +++ b/Doc/library/sys.rst @@ -337,12 +337,12 @@ always available. does not have to hold true for third-party extensions as it is implementation specific. - The *default* argument allows to define a value which will be returned - if the object type does not provide means to retrieve the size and would - cause a `TypeError`. + If given, *default* will be returned if the object does not provide means to + retrieve the size. Otherwise a `TypeError` will be raised. - :func:`getsizeof` calls the object's __sizeof__ method and adds an additional - garbage collector overhead if the object is managed by the garbage collector. + :func:`getsizeof` calls the object's ``__sizeof__`` method and adds an + additional garbage collector overhead if the object is managed by the garbage + collector. .. function:: _getframe([depth]) @@ -352,7 +352,8 @@ always available. that is deeper than the call stack, :exc:`ValueError` is raised. The default for *depth* is zero, returning the frame at the top of the call stack. - This function should be used for internal and specialized purposes only. + This function should be used for internal and specialized purposes only. It + is not guaranteed to exist in all implementations of Python. .. function:: getprofile() |