[doc] Fix erroneous backslashes in signatures and names (GH-23658)

The issue being resolved is shown in the 3.10 docs (if you select docs for older versions you won't see a visual glitch).

The newer sphinx version that produces the 3.10 docs doesn't treat the backslash to escape things in some situations it previously did.

32 files changed, 88 insertions, 88 deletions

diff --git a/Doc/library/asyncio-eventloop.rst b/Doc/library/asyncio-eventloop.rst
index 15b5b3f..7de5a0a 100644
--- a/Doc/library/asyncio-eventloop.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/asyncio-eventloop.rst
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ Creating Futures and Tasks
 
    .. versionadded:: 3.5.2
 
-.. method:: loop.create_task(coro, \*, name=None)
+.. method:: loop.create_task(coro, *, name=None)
 
    Schedule the execution of a :ref:`coroutine`.
    Return a :class:`Task` object.
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ Opening network connections
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 .. coroutinemethod:: loop.create_connection(protocol_factory, \
-                          host=None, port=None, \*, ssl=None, \
+                          host=None, port=None, *, ssl=None, \
                           family=0, proto=0, flags=0, sock=None, \
                           local_addr=None, server_hostname=None, \
                           ssl_handshake_timeout=None, \
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ Opening network connections
       that can be used directly in async/await code.
 
 .. coroutinemethod:: loop.create_datagram_endpoint(protocol_factory, \
-                        local_addr=None, remote_addr=None, \*, \
+                        local_addr=None, remote_addr=None, *, \
                         family=0, proto=0, flags=0, \
                         reuse_address=None, reuse_port=None, \
                         allow_broadcast=None, sock=None)
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ Opening network connections
       Added support for Windows.
 
 .. coroutinemethod:: loop.create_unix_connection(protocol_factory, \
-                        path=None, \*, ssl=None, sock=None, \
+                        path=None, *, ssl=None, sock=None, \
                         server_hostname=None, ssl_handshake_timeout=None)
 
    Create a Unix connection.
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ Creating network servers
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 .. coroutinemethod:: loop.create_server(protocol_factory, \
-                        host=None, port=None, \*, \
+                        host=None, port=None, *, \
                         family=socket.AF_UNSPEC, \
                         flags=socket.AI_PASSIVE, \
                         sock=None, backlog=100, ssl=None, \
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ Creating network servers
 
 
 .. coroutinemethod:: loop.create_unix_server(protocol_factory, path=None, \
-                          \*, sock=None, backlog=100, ssl=None, \
+                          *, sock=None, backlog=100, ssl=None, \
                           ssl_handshake_timeout=None, start_serving=True)
 
    Similar to :meth:`loop.create_server` but works with the
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ Creating network servers
       The *path* parameter can now be a :class:`~pathlib.Path` object.
 
 .. coroutinemethod:: loop.connect_accepted_socket(protocol_factory, \
-                        sock, \*, ssl=None, ssl_handshake_timeout=None)
+                        sock, *, ssl=None, ssl_handshake_timeout=None)
 
    Wrap an already accepted connection into a transport/protocol pair.
 
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ TLS Upgrade
 ^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 .. coroutinemethod:: loop.start_tls(transport, protocol, \
-                        sslcontext, \*, server_side=False, \
+                        sslcontext, *, server_side=False, \
                         server_hostname=None, ssl_handshake_timeout=None)
 
    Upgrade an existing transport-based connection to TLS.
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ TLS Upgrade
 Watching file descriptors
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-.. method:: loop.add_reader(fd, callback, \*args)
+.. method:: loop.add_reader(fd, callback, *args)
 
    Start monitoring the *fd* file descriptor for read availability and
    invoke *callback* with the specified arguments once *fd* is available for
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ Watching file descriptors
 
    Stop monitoring the *fd* file descriptor for read availability.
 
-.. method:: loop.add_writer(fd, callback, \*args)
+.. method:: loop.add_writer(fd, callback, *args)
 
    Start monitoring the *fd* file descriptor for write availability and
    invoke *callback* with the specified arguments once *fd* is available for
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ convenient.
       :meth:`loop.create_server` and :func:`start_server`.
 
 .. coroutinemethod:: loop.sock_sendfile(sock, file, offset=0, count=None, \
-                                        \*, fallback=True)
+                                        *, fallback=True)
 
    Send a file using high-performance :mod:`os.sendfile` if possible.
    Return the total number of bytes sent.
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ convenient.
 DNS
 ^^^
 
-.. coroutinemethod:: loop.getaddrinfo(host, port, \*, family=0, \
+.. coroutinemethod:: loop.getaddrinfo(host, port, *, family=0, \
                         type=0, proto=0, flags=0)
 
    Asynchronous version of :meth:`socket.getaddrinfo`.
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ Working with pipes
 Unix signals
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-.. method:: loop.add_signal_handler(signum, callback, \*args)
+.. method:: loop.add_signal_handler(signum, callback, *args)
 
    Set *callback* as the handler for the *signum* signal.
 
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ Unix signals
 Executing code in thread or process pools
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-.. awaitablemethod:: loop.run_in_executor(executor, func, \*args)
+.. awaitablemethod:: loop.run_in_executor(executor, func, *args)
 
    Arrange for *func* to be called in the specified executor.
 
@@ -1237,9 +1237,9 @@ async/await code consider using the high-level
    subprocesses. See :ref:`Subprocess Support on Windows
    <asyncio-windows-subprocess>` for details.
 
-.. coroutinemethod:: loop.subprocess_exec(protocol_factory, \*args, \
+.. coroutinemethod:: loop.subprocess_exec(protocol_factory, *args, \
                       stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, \
-                      stderr=subprocess.PIPE, \*\*kwargs)
+                      stderr=subprocess.PIPE, **kwargs)
 
    Create a subprocess from one or more string arguments specified by
    *args*.
@@ -1319,9 +1319,9 @@ async/await code consider using the high-level
    conforms to the :class:`asyncio.SubprocessTransport` base class and
    *protocol* is an object instantiated by the *protocol_factory*.
 
-.. coroutinemethod:: loop.subprocess_shell(protocol_factory, cmd, \*, \
+.. coroutinemethod:: loop.subprocess_shell(protocol_factory, cmd, *, \
                         stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, \
-                        stderr=subprocess.PIPE, \*\*kwargs)
+                        stderr=subprocess.PIPE, **kwargs)
 
    Create a subprocess from *cmd*, which can be a :class:`str` or a
    :class:`bytes` string encoded to the
diff --git a/Doc/library/asyncio-future.rst b/Doc/library/asyncio-future.rst
index e1ac18e..939d4c1 100644
--- a/Doc/library/asyncio-future.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/asyncio-future.rst
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Future Functions
    .. versionadded:: 3.5
 
 
-.. function:: ensure_future(obj, \*, loop=None)
+.. function:: ensure_future(obj, *, loop=None)
 
    Return:
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Future Functions
       The function accepts any :term:`awaitable` object.
 
 
-.. function:: wrap_future(future, \*, loop=None)
+.. function:: wrap_future(future, *, loop=None)
 
    Wrap a :class:`concurrent.futures.Future` object in a
    :class:`asyncio.Future` object.
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Future Functions
 Future Object
 =============
 
-.. class:: Future(\*, loop=None)
+.. class:: Future(*, loop=None)
 
    A Future represents an eventual result of an asynchronous
    operation.  Not thread-safe.
diff --git a/Doc/library/asyncio-policy.rst b/Doc/library/asyncio-policy.rst
index 5e69525..ef6a058 100644
--- a/Doc/library/asyncio-policy.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/asyncio-policy.rst
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ implementation used by the asyncio event loop:
 
 .. class:: AbstractChildWatcher
 
-   .. method:: add_child_handler(pid, callback, \*args)
+   .. method:: add_child_handler(pid, callback, *args)
 
       Register a new child handler.
 
diff --git a/Doc/library/asyncio-stream.rst b/Doc/library/asyncio-stream.rst
index bee47bc..9b456c1 100644
--- a/Doc/library/asyncio-stream.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/asyncio-stream.rst
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ The following top-level asyncio functions can be used to create
 and work with streams:
 
 
-.. coroutinefunction:: open_connection(host=None, port=None, \*, \
+.. coroutinefunction:: open_connection(host=None, port=None, *, \
                           limit=None, ssl=None, family=0, proto=0, \
                           flags=0, sock=None, local_addr=None, \
                           server_hostname=None, ssl_handshake_timeout=None)
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ and work with streams:
       The *ssl_handshake_timeout* parameter.
 
 .. coroutinefunction:: start_server(client_connected_cb, host=None, \
-                          port=None, \*, limit=None, \
+                          port=None, *, limit=None, \
                           family=socket.AF_UNSPEC, \
                           flags=socket.AI_PASSIVE, sock=None, \
                           backlog=100, ssl=None, reuse_address=None, \
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ and work with streams:
 
 .. rubric:: Unix Sockets
 
-.. coroutinefunction:: open_unix_connection(path=None, \*, limit=None, \
+.. coroutinefunction:: open_unix_connection(path=None, *, limit=None, \
                         ssl=None, sock=None, server_hostname=None, \
                         ssl_handshake_timeout=None)
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ and work with streams:
 
 
 .. coroutinefunction:: start_unix_server(client_connected_cb, path=None, \
-                          \*, limit=None, sock=None, backlog=100, ssl=None, \
+                          *, limit=None, sock=None, backlog=100, ssl=None, \
                           ssl_handshake_timeout=None, start_serving=True)
 
    Start a Unix socket server.
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ StreamReader
       can be read.  Use the :attr:`IncompleteReadError.partial`
       attribute to get the partially read data.
 
-   .. coroutinemethod:: readuntil(separator=b'\\n')
+   .. coroutinemethod:: readuntil(separator=b'\n')
 
       Read data from the stream until *separator* is found.
 
diff --git a/Doc/library/asyncio-subprocess.rst b/Doc/library/asyncio-subprocess.rst
index ea67430..f955a29 100644
--- a/Doc/library/asyncio-subprocess.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/asyncio-subprocess.rst
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ See also the `Examples`_ subsection.
 Creating Subprocesses
 =====================
 
-.. coroutinefunction:: create_subprocess_exec(program, \*args, stdin=None, \
-                          stdout=None, stderr=None, limit=None, \*\*kwds)
+.. coroutinefunction:: create_subprocess_exec(program, *args, stdin=None, \
+                          stdout=None, stderr=None, limit=None, **kwds)
 
    Create a subprocess.
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Creating Subprocesses
 
 
 .. coroutinefunction:: create_subprocess_shell(cmd, stdin=None, \
-                          stdout=None, stderr=None, limit=None, \*\*kwds)
+                          stdout=None, stderr=None, limit=None, **kwds)
 
    Run the *cmd* shell command.
 
diff --git a/Doc/library/asyncio-task.rst b/Doc/library/asyncio-task.rst
index 73ada0e..45e5843 100644
--- a/Doc/library/asyncio-task.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/asyncio-task.rst
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ is :meth:`loop.run_in_executor`.
 Running an asyncio Program
 ==========================
 
-.. function:: run(coro, \*, debug=False)
+.. function:: run(coro, *, debug=False)
 
     Execute the :term:`coroutine` *coro* and return the result.
 
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ Running an asyncio Program
 Creating Tasks
 ==============
 
-.. function:: create_task(coro, \*, name=None)
+.. function:: create_task(coro, *, name=None)
 
    Wrap the *coro* :ref:`coroutine <coroutine>` into a :class:`Task`
    and schedule its execution.  Return the Task object.
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ Sleeping
 Running Tasks Concurrently
 ==========================
 
-.. awaitablefunction:: gather(\*aws, return_exceptions=False)
+.. awaitablefunction:: gather(*aws, return_exceptions=False)
 
    Run :ref:`awaitable objects <asyncio-awaitables>` in the *aws*
    sequence *concurrently*.
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ Timeouts
 Waiting Primitives
 ==================
 
-.. coroutinefunction:: wait(aws, \*, timeout=None, return_when=ALL_COMPLETED)
+.. coroutinefunction:: wait(aws, *, timeout=None, return_when=ALL_COMPLETED)
 
    Run :ref:`awaitable objects <asyncio-awaitables>` in the *aws*
    iterable concurrently and block until the condition specified
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ Waiting Primitives
       deprecated.
 
 
-.. function:: as_completed(aws, \*, timeout=None)
+.. function:: as_completed(aws, *, timeout=None)
 
    Run :ref:`awaitable objects <asyncio-awaitables>` in the *aws*
    iterable concurrently.  Return an iterator of coroutines.
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ Waiting Primitives
 Running in Threads
 ==================
 
-.. coroutinefunction:: to_thread(func, /, \*args, \*\*kwargs)
+.. coroutinefunction:: to_thread(func, /, *args, **kwargs)
 
    Asynchronously run function *func* in a separate thread.
 
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ Introspection
 Task Object
 ===========
 
-.. class:: Task(coro, \*, loop=None, name=None)
+.. class:: Task(coro, *, loop=None, name=None)
 
    A :class:`Future-like <Future>` object that runs a Python
    :ref:`coroutine <coroutine>`.  Not thread-safe.
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ Task Object
       See the documentation of :meth:`Future.remove_done_callback`
       for more details.
 
-   .. method:: get_stack(\*, limit=None)
+   .. method:: get_stack(*, limit=None)
 
       Return the list of stack frames for this Task.
 
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ Task Object
       stack are returned, but the oldest frames of a traceback are
       returned.  (This matches the behavior of the traceback module.)
 
-   .. method:: print_stack(\*, limit=None, file=None)
+   .. method:: print_stack(*, limit=None, file=None)
 
       Print the stack or traceback for this Task.
 
diff --git a/Doc/library/base64.rst b/Doc/library/base64.rst
index 2f24bb6..25b3a4c 100644
--- a/Doc/library/base64.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/base64.rst
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ The modern interface provides:
    .. versionadded:: 3.4
 
 
-.. function:: a85decode(b, *, foldspaces=False, adobe=False, ignorechars=b' \\t\\n\\r\\v')
+.. function:: a85decode(b, *, foldspaces=False, adobe=False, ignorechars=b' \t\n\r\v')
 
    Decode the Ascii85 encoded :term:`bytes-like object` or ASCII string *b* and
    return the decoded :class:`bytes`.
diff --git a/Doc/library/compileall.rst b/Doc/library/compileall.rst
index 9b914b1..5c6e68f 100644
--- a/Doc/library/compileall.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/compileall.rst
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ runtime.
 Public functions
 ----------------
 
-.. function:: compile_dir(dir, maxlevels=sys.getrecursionlimit(), ddir=None, force=False, rx=None, quiet=0, legacy=False, optimize=-1, workers=1, invalidation_mode=None, \*, stripdir=None, prependdir=None, limit_sl_dest=None, hardlink_dupes=False)
+.. function:: compile_dir(dir, maxlevels=sys.getrecursionlimit(), ddir=None, force=False, rx=None, quiet=0, legacy=False, optimize=-1, workers=1, invalidation_mode=None, *, stripdir=None, prependdir=None, limit_sl_dest=None, hardlink_dupes=False)
 
    Recursively descend the directory tree named by *dir*, compiling all :file:`.py`
    files along the way. Return a true value if all the files compiled successfully,
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ Public functions
       Added *stripdir*, *prependdir*, *limit_sl_dest* and *hardlink_dupes* arguments.
       Default value of *maxlevels* was changed from ``10`` to ``sys.getrecursionlimit()``
 
-.. function:: compile_file(fullname, ddir=None, force=False, rx=None, quiet=0, legacy=False, optimize=-1, invalidation_mode=None, \*, stripdir=None, prependdir=None, limit_sl_dest=None, hardlink_dupes=False)
+.. function:: compile_file(fullname, ddir=None, force=False, rx=None, quiet=0, legacy=False, optimize=-1, invalidation_mode=None, *, stripdir=None, prependdir=None, limit_sl_dest=None, hardlink_dupes=False)
 
    Compile the file with path *fullname*. Return a true value if the file
    compiled successfully, and a false value otherwise.
diff --git a/Doc/library/concurrent.futures.rst b/Doc/library/concurrent.futures.rst
index 61d6c114..d57f8ce 100644
--- a/Doc/library/concurrent.futures.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/concurrent.futures.rst
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Executor Objects
        .. versionchanged:: 3.5
           Added the *chunksize* argument.
 
-    .. method:: shutdown(wait=True, \*, cancel_futures=False)
+    .. method:: shutdown(wait=True, *, cancel_futures=False)
 
        Signal the executor that it should free any resources that it is using
        when the currently pending futures are done executing.  Calls to
diff --git a/Doc/library/contextvars.rst b/Doc/library/contextvars.rst
index 8805661..14ac47f 100644
--- a/Doc/library/contextvars.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/contextvars.rst
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ See also :pep:`567` for additional details.
 Context Variables
 -----------------
 
-.. class:: ContextVar(name, [\*, default])
+.. class:: ContextVar(name, [*, default])
 
    This class is used to declare a new Context Variable, e.g.::
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ Manual Context Management
 
    Context implements the :class:`collections.abc.Mapping` interface.
 
-   .. method:: run(callable, \*args, \*\*kwargs)
+   .. method:: run(callable, *args, **kwargs)
 
       Execute ``callable(*args, **kwargs)`` code in the context object
       the *run* method is called on.  Return the result of the execution
diff --git a/Doc/library/ctypes.rst b/Doc/library/ctypes.rst
index bf32d3e..7313148 100644
--- a/Doc/library/ctypes.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/ctypes.rst
@@ -2508,7 +2508,7 @@ other data types containing pointer type fields.
 Arrays and pointers
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-.. class:: Array(\*args)
+.. class:: Array(*args)
 
    Abstract base class for arrays.
 
diff --git a/Doc/library/difflib.rst b/Doc/library/difflib.rst
index aa08988..a5ee0fb 100644
--- a/Doc/library/difflib.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/difflib.rst
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ diffs. For comparing directories and files, see also, the :mod:`filecmp` module.
    contains a good example of its use.
 
 
-.. function:: context_diff(a, b, fromfile='', tofile='', fromfiledate='', tofiledate='', n=3, lineterm='\\n')
+.. function:: context_diff(a, b, fromfile='', tofile='', fromfiledate='', tofiledate='', n=3, lineterm='\n')
 
    Compare *a* and *b* (lists of strings); return a delta (a :term:`generator`
    generating the delta lines) in context diff format.
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ diffs. For comparing directories and files, see also, the :mod:`filecmp` module.
       emu
 
 
-.. function:: unified_diff(a, b, fromfile='', tofile='', fromfiledate='', tofiledate='', n=3, lineterm='\\n')
+.. function:: unified_diff(a, b, fromfile='', tofile='', fromfiledate='', tofiledate='', n=3, lineterm='\n')
 
    Compare *a* and *b* (lists of strings); return a delta (a :term:`generator`
    generating the delta lines) in unified diff format.
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ diffs. For comparing directories and files, see also, the :mod:`filecmp` module.
 
    See :ref:`difflib-interface` for a more detailed example.
 
-.. function:: diff_bytes(dfunc, a, b, fromfile=b'', tofile=b'', fromfiledate=b'', tofiledate=b'', n=3, lineterm=b'\\n')
+.. function:: diff_bytes(dfunc, a, b, fromfile=b'', tofile=b'', fromfiledate=b'', tofiledate=b'', n=3, lineterm=b'\n')
 
    Compare *a* and *b* (lists of bytes objects) using *dfunc*; yield a
    sequence of delta lines (also bytes) in the format returned by *dfunc*.
diff --git a/Doc/library/email.header.rst b/Doc/library/email.header.rst
index 07152c2..e093f13 100644
--- a/Doc/library/email.header.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/email.header.rst
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ Here is the :class:`Header` class description:
       if *s* is a byte string.
 
 
-   .. method:: encode(splitchars=';, \\t', maxlinelen=None, linesep='\\n')
+   .. method:: encode(splitchars=';, \t', maxlinelen=None, linesep='\n')
 
       Encode a message header into an RFC-compliant format, possibly wrapping
       long lines and encapsulating non-ASCII parts in base64 or quoted-printable
diff --git a/Doc/library/email.policy.rst b/Doc/library/email.policy.rst
index 8e70762..bf53b95 100644
--- a/Doc/library/email.policy.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/email.policy.rst
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ added matters.  To illustrate::
       :meth:`register_defect` method.
 
 
-   .. attribute:: mangle_from\_
+   .. attribute:: mangle_from_
 
       If :const:`True`, lines starting with *"From "* in the body are
       escaped by putting a ``>`` in front of them. This parameter is used when
diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/library/functions.rst
index 24dc65d..0598a6c 100644
--- a/Doc/library/functions.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/functions.rst
@@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@ are always available.  They are listed here in alphabetical order.
       supported.
 
 
-.. function:: print(*objects, sep=' ', end='\\n', file=sys.stdout, flush=False)
+.. function:: print(*objects, sep=' ', end='\n', file=sys.stdout, flush=False)
 
    Print *objects* to the text stream *file*, separated by *sep* and followed
    by *end*.  *sep*, *end*, *file* and *flush*, if present, must be given as keyword
diff --git a/Doc/library/http.cookies.rst b/Doc/library/http.cookies.rst
index 17792b2..a2c1eb0 100644
--- a/Doc/library/http.cookies.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/http.cookies.rst
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ Cookie Objects
    :meth:`value_decode` are inverses on the range of *value_decode*.
 
 
-.. method:: BaseCookie.output(attrs=None, header='Set-Cookie:', sep='\\r\\n')
+.. method:: BaseCookie.output(attrs=None, header='Set-Cookie:', sep='\r\n')
 
    Return a string representation suitable to be sent as HTTP headers. *attrs* and
    *header* are sent to each :class:`Morsel`'s :meth:`output` method. *sep* is used
diff --git a/Doc/library/importlib.rst b/Doc/library/importlib.rst
index 45b62ae..f1c444f 100644
--- a/Doc/library/importlib.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/importlib.rst
@@ -1138,7 +1138,7 @@ find and load modules.
       directory for ``''`` (i.e. the empty string).
 
 
-.. class:: FileFinder(path, \*loader_details)
+.. class:: FileFinder(path, *loader_details)
 
    A concrete implementation of :class:`importlib.abc.PathEntryFinder` which
    caches results from the file system.
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ find and load modules.
 
       Clear out the internal cache.
 
-   .. classmethod:: path_hook(\*loader_details)
+   .. classmethod:: path_hook(*loader_details)
 
       A class method which returns a closure for use on :attr:`sys.path_hooks`.
       An instance of :class:`FileFinder` is returned by the closure using the
diff --git a/Doc/library/inspect.rst b/Doc/library/inspect.rst
index d00a30f..b53a942 100644
--- a/Doc/library/inspect.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/inspect.rst
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ The Signature object represents the call signature of a callable object and its
 return annotation.  To retrieve a Signature object, use the :func:`signature`
 function.
 
-.. function:: signature(callable, \*, follow_wrapped=True)
+.. function:: signature(callable, *, follow_wrapped=True)
 
    Return a :class:`Signature` object for the given ``callable``::
 
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ function.
       C provide no metadata about their arguments.
 
 
-.. class:: Signature(parameters=None, \*, return_annotation=Signature.empty)
+.. class:: Signature(parameters=None, *, return_annotation=Signature.empty)
 
    A Signature object represents the call signature of a function and its return
    annotation.  For each parameter accepted by the function it stores a
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ function.
          >>> str(new_sig)
          "(a, b) -> 'new return anno'"
 
-   .. classmethod:: Signature.from_callable(obj, \*, follow_wrapped=True)
+   .. classmethod:: Signature.from_callable(obj, *, follow_wrapped=True)
 
        Return a :class:`Signature` (or its subclass) object for a given callable
        ``obj``.  Pass ``follow_wrapped=False`` to get a signature of ``obj``
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ function.
        .. versionadded:: 3.5
 
 
-.. class:: Parameter(name, kind, \*, default=Parameter.empty, annotation=Parameter.empty)
+.. class:: Parameter(name, kind, *, default=Parameter.empty, annotation=Parameter.empty)
 
    Parameter objects are *immutable*.  Instead of modifying a Parameter object,
    you can use :meth:`Parameter.replace` to create a modified copy.
diff --git a/Doc/library/io.rst b/Doc/library/io.rst
index aecbec5..048cb2a 100644
--- a/Doc/library/io.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/io.rst
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ Text I/O
       .. versionadded:: 3.7
 
 
-.. class:: StringIO(initial_value='', newline='\\n')
+.. class:: StringIO(initial_value='', newline='\n')
 
    A text stream using an in-memory text buffer.  It inherits
    :class:`TextIOBase`.
diff --git a/Doc/library/lzma.rst b/Doc/library/lzma.rst
index 4bfff9c..633c878 100644
--- a/Doc/library/lzma.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/lzma.rst
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ from multiple threads, it is necessary to protect it with a lock.
 Reading and writing compressed files
 ------------------------------------
 
-.. function:: open(filename, mode="rb", \*, format=None, check=-1, preset=None, filters=None, encoding=None, errors=None, newline=None)
+.. function:: open(filename, mode="rb", *, format=None, check=-1, preset=None, filters=None, encoding=None, errors=None, newline=None)
 
    Open an LZMA-compressed file in binary or text mode, returning a :term:`file
    object`.
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Reading and writing compressed files
       Accepts a :term:`path-like object`.
 
 
-.. class:: LZMAFile(filename=None, mode="r", \*, format=None, check=-1, preset=None, filters=None)
+.. class:: LZMAFile(filename=None, mode="r", *, format=None, check=-1, preset=None, filters=None)
 
    Open an LZMA-compressed file in binary mode.
 
diff --git a/Doc/library/os.rst b/Doc/library/os.rst
index b309988..ab1a615 100644
--- a/Doc/library/os.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/os.rst
@@ -1991,7 +1991,7 @@ features:
       Accepts a :term:`path-like object`.
 
 
-.. function:: lstat(path, \*, dir_fd=None)
+.. function:: lstat(path, *, dir_fd=None)
 
    Perform the equivalent of an :c:func:`lstat` system call on the given path.
    Similar to :func:`~os.stat`, but does not follow symbolic links. Return a
@@ -2498,7 +2498,7 @@ features:
       On the first, uncached call, a system call is required on Windows but
       not on Unix.
 
-   .. method:: is_dir(\*, follow_symlinks=True)
+   .. method:: is_dir(*, follow_symlinks=True)
 
       Return ``True`` if this entry is a directory or a symbolic link pointing
       to a directory; return ``False`` if the entry is or points to any other
@@ -2522,7 +2522,7 @@ features:
       This method can raise :exc:`OSError`, such as :exc:`PermissionError`,
       but :exc:`FileNotFoundError` is caught and not raised.
 
-   .. method:: is_file(\*, follow_symlinks=True)
+   .. method:: is_file(*, follow_symlinks=True)
 
       Return ``True`` if this entry is a file or a symbolic link pointing to a
       file; return ``False`` if the entry is or points to a directory or other
@@ -2552,7 +2552,7 @@ features:
       This method can raise :exc:`OSError`, such as :exc:`PermissionError`,
       but :exc:`FileNotFoundError` is caught and not raised.
 
-   .. method:: stat(\*, follow_symlinks=True)
+   .. method:: stat(*, follow_symlinks=True)
 
       Return a :class:`stat_result` object for this entry. This method
       follows symbolic links by default; to stat a symbolic link add the
@@ -2584,7 +2584,7 @@ features:
       for :class:`bytes` paths on Windows.
 
 
-.. function:: stat(path, \*, dir_fd=None, follow_symlinks=True)
+.. function:: stat(path, *, dir_fd=None, follow_symlinks=True)
 
    Get the status of a file or a file descriptor. Perform the equivalent of a
    :c:func:`stat` system call on the given path. *path* may be specified as
diff --git a/Doc/library/pickle.rst b/Doc/library/pickle.rst
index b7c3452..be48561 100644
--- a/Doc/library/pickle.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/pickle.rst
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ The :mod:`pickle` module provides the following constants:
 The :mod:`pickle` module provides the following functions to make the pickling
 process more convenient:
 
-.. function:: dump(obj, file, protocol=None, \*, fix_imports=True, buffer_callback=None)
+.. function:: dump(obj, file, protocol=None, *, fix_imports=True, buffer_callback=None)
 
    Write the pickled representation of the object *obj* to the open
    :term:`file object` *file*.  This is equivalent to
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ process more convenient:
    .. versionchanged:: 3.8
       The *buffer_callback* argument was added.
 
-.. function:: dumps(obj, protocol=None, \*, fix_imports=True, buffer_callback=None)
+.. function:: dumps(obj, protocol=None, *, fix_imports=True, buffer_callback=None)
 
    Return the pickled representation of the object *obj* as a :class:`bytes` object,
    instead of writing it to a file.
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ process more convenient:
    .. versionchanged:: 3.8
       The *buffer_callback* argument was added.
 
-.. function:: load(file, \*, fix_imports=True, encoding="ASCII", errors="strict", buffers=None)
+.. function:: load(file, *, fix_imports=True, encoding="ASCII", errors="strict", buffers=None)
 
    Read the pickled representation of an object from the open :term:`file object`
    *file* and return the reconstituted object hierarchy specified therein.
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ process more convenient:
    .. versionchanged:: 3.8
       The *buffers* argument was added.
 
-.. function:: loads(data, /, \*, fix_imports=True, encoding="ASCII", errors="strict", buffers=None)
+.. function:: loads(data, /, *, fix_imports=True, encoding="ASCII", errors="strict", buffers=None)
 
    Return the reconstituted object hierarchy of the pickled representation
    *data* of an object. *data* must be a :term:`bytes-like object`.
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ The :mod:`pickle` module defines three exceptions:
 The :mod:`pickle` module exports three classes, :class:`Pickler`,
 :class:`Unpickler` and :class:`PickleBuffer`:
 
-.. class:: Pickler(file, protocol=None, \*, fix_imports=True, buffer_callback=None)
+.. class:: Pickler(file, protocol=None, *, fix_imports=True, buffer_callback=None)
 
    This takes a binary file for writing a pickle data stream.
 
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ The :mod:`pickle` module exports three classes, :class:`Pickler`,
       Use :func:`pickletools.optimize` if you need more compact pickles.
 
 
-.. class:: Unpickler(file, \*, fix_imports=True, encoding="ASCII", errors="strict", buffers=None)
+.. class:: Unpickler(file, *, fix_imports=True, encoding="ASCII", errors="strict", buffers=None)
 
    This takes a binary file for reading a pickle data stream.
 
diff --git a/Doc/library/plistlib.rst b/Doc/library/plistlib.rst
index 6def72b..ce6d4a8 100644
--- a/Doc/library/plistlib.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/plistlib.rst
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ or :class:`datetime.datetime` objects.
 
 This module defines the following functions:
 
-.. function:: load(fp, \*, fmt=None, dict_type=dict)
+.. function:: load(fp, *, fmt=None, dict_type=dict)
 
    Read a plist file. *fp* should be a readable and binary file object.
    Return the unpacked root object (which usually is a
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ This module defines the following functions:
    .. versionadded:: 3.4
 
 
-.. function:: loads(data, \*, fmt=None, dict_type=dict)
+.. function:: loads(data, *, fmt=None, dict_type=dict)
 
    Load a plist from a bytes object. See :func:`load` for an explanation of
    the keyword arguments.
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ This module defines the following functions:
    .. versionadded:: 3.4
 
 
-.. function:: dump(value, fp, \*, fmt=FMT_XML, sort_keys=True, skipkeys=False)
+.. function:: dump(value, fp, *, fmt=FMT_XML, sort_keys=True, skipkeys=False)
 
    Write *value* to a plist file. *Fp* should be a writable, binary
    file object.
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ This module defines the following functions:
    .. versionadded:: 3.4
 
 
-.. function:: dumps(value, \*, fmt=FMT_XML, sort_keys=True, skipkeys=False)
+.. function:: dumps(value, *, fmt=FMT_XML, sort_keys=True, skipkeys=False)
 
    Return *value* as a plist-formatted bytes object. See
    the documentation for :func:`dump` for an explanation of the keyword
diff --git a/Doc/library/shutil.rst b/Doc/library/shutil.rst
index 3f51227..435787c 100644
--- a/Doc/library/shutil.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/shutil.rst
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ Directory and files operations
       copy the file more efficiently. See
       :ref:`shutil-platform-dependent-efficient-copy-operations` section.
 
-.. function:: ignore_patterns(\*patterns)
+.. function:: ignore_patterns(*patterns)
 
    This factory function creates a function that can be used as a callable for
    :func:`copytree`\'s *ignore* argument, ignoring files and directories that
diff --git a/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst b/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst
index 59c2b84..e48f67b 100644
--- a/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ class`. In addition, it provides a few more methods:
 
     .. versionadded:: 3.10
 
-.. method:: int.to_bytes(length, byteorder, \*, signed=False)
+.. method:: int.to_bytes(length, byteorder, *, signed=False)
 
     Return an array of bytes representing an integer.
 
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ class`. In addition, it provides a few more methods:
 
     .. versionadded:: 3.2
 
-.. classmethod:: int.from_bytes(bytes, byteorder, \*, signed=False)
+.. classmethod:: int.from_bytes(bytes, byteorder, *, signed=False)
 
     Return the integer represented by the given array of bytes.
 
diff --git a/Doc/library/subprocess.rst b/Doc/library/subprocess.rst
index 7f947ef..4ac3f80 100644
--- a/Doc/library/subprocess.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/subprocess.rst
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ functions.
                  stderr=None, preexec_fn=None, close_fds=True, shell=False, \
                  cwd=None, env=None, universal_newlines=None, \
                  startupinfo=None, creationflags=0, restore_signals=True, \
-                 start_new_session=False, pass_fds=(), \*, group=None, \
+                 start_new_session=False, pass_fds=(), *, group=None, \
                  extra_groups=None, user=None, umask=-1, \
                  encoding=None, errors=None, text=None, pipesize=-1)
 
diff --git a/Doc/library/sysconfig.rst b/Doc/library/sysconfig.rst
index 78a1dfc..c9306e9 100644
--- a/Doc/library/sysconfig.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/sysconfig.rst
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ can be accessed using :func:`get_config_vars` or :func:`get_config_var`.
 
 Notice that on Windows, it's a much smaller set.
 
-.. function:: get_config_vars(\*args)
+.. function:: get_config_vars(*args)
 
    With no arguments, return a dictionary of all configuration variables
    relevant for the current platform.
diff --git a/Doc/library/tarfile.rst b/Doc/library/tarfile.rst
index 7a114fd..13088a1 100644
--- a/Doc/library/tarfile.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/tarfile.rst
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Some facts and figures:
    Added support for :mod:`lzma` compression.
 
 
-.. function:: open(name=None, mode='r', fileobj=None, bufsize=10240, \*\*kwargs)
+.. function:: open(name=None, mode='r', fileobj=None, bufsize=10240, **kwargs)
 
    Return a :class:`TarFile` object for the pathname *name*. For detailed
    information on :class:`TarFile` objects and the keyword arguments that are
diff --git a/Doc/library/test.rst b/Doc/library/test.rst
index ce6b868..e4f779b 100644
--- a/Doc/library/test.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/test.rst
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ The :mod:`test.support` module defines the following functions:
    Define match test with regular expression *patterns*.
 
 
-.. function:: run_unittest(\*classes)
+.. function:: run_unittest(*classes)
 
    Execute :class:`unittest.TestCase` subclasses passed to the function. The
    function scans the classes for methods starting with the prefix ``test_``
@@ -1599,7 +1599,7 @@ The :mod:`test.support.warnings_helper` module provides support for warnings tes
    .. versionadded:: 3.8
 
 
-.. function:: check_warnings(\*filters, quiet=True)
+.. function:: check_warnings(*filters, quiet=True)
 
    A convenience wrapper for :func:`warnings.catch_warnings()` that makes it
    easier to test that a warning was correctly raised.  It is approximately
diff --git a/Doc/library/warnings.rst b/Doc/library/warnings.rst
index a481a35..9c1743c 100644
--- a/Doc/library/warnings.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/warnings.rst
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ Available Functions
 Available Context Managers
 --------------------------
 
-.. class:: catch_warnings(\*, record=False, module=None)
+.. class:: catch_warnings(*, record=False, module=None)
 
     A context manager that copies and, upon exit, restores the warnings filter
     and the :func:`showwarning` function.
diff --git a/Doc/library/winreg.rst b/Doc/library/winreg.rst
index dccb7db..487856a 100644
--- a/Doc/library/winreg.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/winreg.rst
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ integer handle, and also disconnect the Windows handle from the handle object.
 
 
 .. method:: PyHKEY.__enter__()
-            PyHKEY.__exit__(\*exc_info)
+            PyHKEY.__exit__(*exc_info)
 
    The HKEY object implements :meth:`~object.__enter__` and
    :meth:`~object.__exit__` and thus supports the context protocol for the
diff --git a/Doc/library/xml.dom.minidom.rst b/Doc/library/xml.dom.minidom.rst
index bf72c46..e1cc967 100644
--- a/Doc/library/xml.dom.minidom.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/xml.dom.minidom.rst
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ module documentation.  This section lists the differences between the API and
       The :meth:`toxml` method now preserves the attribute order specified
       by the user.
 
-.. method:: Node.toprettyxml(indent="\\t", newl="\\n", encoding=None, \
+.. method:: Node.toprettyxml(indent="\t", newl="\n", encoding=None, \
                              standalone=None)
 
    Return a pretty-printed version of the document. *indent* specifies the