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diff --git a/Lib/pydoc.py b/Lib/pydoc.py
index 8a6b27b16e..3a46171482 100644
--- a/Lib/pydoc.py
+++ b/Lib/pydoc.py
@@ -1254,6 +1254,24 @@ location listed above.
push(' ' + makename(base))
push('')
+ # List the built-in subclasses, if any:
+ subclasses = sorted(
+ (str(cls.__name__) for cls in object.__subclasses__()
+ if not cls.__name__.startswith("_") and cls.__module__ == "builtins"),
+ key=str.lower
+ )
+ no_of_subclasses = len(subclasses)
+ MAX_SUBCLASSES_TO_DISPLAY = 4
+ if subclasses:
+ push("Built-in subclasses:")
+ for subclassname in subclasses[:MAX_SUBCLASSES_TO_DISPLAY]:
+ push(' ' + subclassname)
+ if no_of_subclasses > MAX_SUBCLASSES_TO_DISPLAY:
+ push(' ... and ' +
+ str(no_of_subclasses - MAX_SUBCLASSES_TO_DISPLAY) +
+ ' other subclasses')
+ push('')
+
# Cute little class to pump out a horizontal rule between sections.
class HorizontalRule:
def __init__(self):