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diff --git a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst index 5d4298f70e0..e95fa3a6424 100644 --- a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst +++ b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst @@ -154,15 +154,15 @@ The :keyword:`for` statement is used to iterate over the elements of a sequence (such as a string, tuple or list) or other iterable object: .. productionlist:: python-grammar - for_stmt: "for" `target_list` "in" `starred_list` ":" `suite` + for_stmt: "for" `target_list` "in" `starred_expression_list` ":" `suite` : ["else" ":" `suite`] -The ``starred_list`` expression is evaluated once; it should yield an -:term:`iterable` object. An :term:`iterator` is created for that iterable. -The first item provided -by the iterator is then assigned to the target list using the standard -rules for assignments (see :ref:`assignment`), and the suite is executed. This -repeats for each item provided by the iterator. When the iterator is exhausted, +The :token:`~python-grammar:starred_expression_list` expression is evaluated +once; it should yield an :term:`iterable` object. An :term:`iterator` is +created for that iterable. The first item provided by the iterator is then +assigned to the target list using the standard rules for assignments +(see :ref:`assignment`), and the suite is executed. This repeats for each +item provided by the iterator. When the iterator is exhausted, the suite in the :keyword:`!else` clause, if present, is executed, and the loop terminates. |