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diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/library/functions.rst index 7d8a669f9e1..bc55d42fa86 100644 --- a/Doc/library/functions.rst +++ b/Doc/library/functions.rst @@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ are always available. They are listed here in alphabetical order. .. _func-memoryview: -.. class:: memoryview(obj) +.. class:: memoryview(object) :noindex: Return a "memory view" object created from the given argument. See diff --git a/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst b/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst index c4e6b4d1186..e34a888639c 100644 --- a/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst +++ b/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst @@ -3632,17 +3632,16 @@ Memory Views of an object that supports the :ref:`buffer protocol <bufferobjects>` without copying. -.. class:: memoryview(obj) +.. class:: memoryview(object) - Create a :class:`memoryview` that references *obj*. *obj* must support the - buffer protocol. Built-in objects that support the buffer protocol include - :class:`bytes` and :class:`bytearray`. + Create a :class:`memoryview` that references *object*. *object* must + support the buffer protocol. Built-in objects that support the buffer + protocol include :class:`bytes` and :class:`bytearray`. A :class:`memoryview` has the notion of an *element*, which is the - atomic memory unit handled by the originating object *obj*. For many - simple types such as :class:`bytes` and :class:`bytearray`, an element - is a single byte, but other types such as :class:`array.array` may have - bigger elements. + atomic memory unit handled by the originating *object*. For many simple + types such as :class:`bytes` and :class:`bytearray`, an element is a single + byte, but other types such as :class:`array.array` may have bigger elements. ``len(view)`` is equal to the length of :class:`~memoryview.tolist`. If ``view.ndim = 0``, the length is 1. If ``view.ndim = 1``, the length |