issue25909 - Correct the documentation of PyMapping_Items, PyMapping_Keys and

orsenthil · orsenthil · commit 1538b3d3dfff · 2016-01-21T09:37:28.000-08:00
PyMapping_Values in Include/abstract.h and Doc/c-api/mapping.rst.

Patch contributed by Sonali Gupta.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/mapping.rst b/Doc/c-api/mapping.rst
@@ -50,21 +50,21 @@ Mapping Protocol
 
 .. c:function:: PyObject* PyMapping_Keys(PyObject *o)
 
-   On success, return a list of the keys in object *o*.  On failure, return *NULL*.
-   This is equivalent to the Python expression ``list(o.keys())``.
+   On success, return a list, a tuple or a dictionary view in case of a dict,
+   of the keys in object *o*. On failure, return *NULL*.
 
 
 .. c:function:: PyObject* PyMapping_Values(PyObject *o)
 
-   On success, return a list of the values in object *o*.  On failure, return
-   *NULL*. This is equivalent to the Python expression ``list(o.values())``.
+   On success, return a list, a tuple or a dictionary view in case of a dict, of
+   the values in object *o*. On failure, return *NULL*.
 
 
 .. c:function:: PyObject* PyMapping_Items(PyObject *o)
 
-   On success, return a list of the items in object *o*, where each item is a tuple
-   containing a key-value pair.  On failure, return *NULL*. This is equivalent to
-   the Python expression ``list(o.items())``.
+   On success, return a list, a tuple or a dictionary view in case of a dict, of
+   the items in object *o*, where each item is a tuple containing a key-value
+   pair.  On failure, return *NULL*.
 
 
 .. c:function:: PyObject* PyMapping_GetItemString(PyObject *o, const char *key)
diff --git a/Include/abstract.h b/Include/abstract.h
@@ -1216,23 +1216,23 @@ xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx*/
      PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyMapping_Keys(PyObject *o);
 
        /*
-     On success, return a list or tuple of the keys in object o.
-     On failure, return NULL.
+     On success, return a list, a tuple or a dictionary view in case of a dict,
+     of the keys in object o. On failure, return NULL.
        */
 
      PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyMapping_Values(PyObject *o);
 
        /*
-     On success, return a list or tuple of the values in object o.
-     On failure, return NULL.
+     On success, return a list, a tuple or a dictionary view in case of a dict,
+     of the values in object o. On failure, return NULL.
        */
 
      PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyMapping_Items(PyObject *o);
 
        /*
-     On success, return a list or tuple of the items in object o,
-     where each item is a tuple containing a key-value pair.
-     On failure, return NULL.
+     On success, return a list, a tuple or a dictionary view in case of a dict,
+     of the items in object o, where each item is a tuple containing a key-value
+     pair. On failure, return NULL.
 
        */
 
