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-rw-r--r--Lib/struct.py1
-rw-r--r--Misc/NEWS2
-rw-r--r--Modules/_struct.c18
3 files changed, 13 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/struct.py b/Lib/struct.py
index 3784c05..b022355 100644
--- a/Lib/struct.py
+++ b/Lib/struct.py
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
from _struct import *
from _struct import _clearcache
+from _struct import __doc__
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index a1a53a7..99eaa6d 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ What's New in Python 2.6.5
Core and Builtins
-----------------
+- Issue #7078: Set struct.__doc__ from _struct.__doc__.
+
- Issue #1722344: threading._shutdown() is now called in Py_Finalize(), which
fixes the problem of some exceptions being thrown at shutdown when the
interpreter is killed. Patch by Adam Olsen.
diff --git a/Modules/_struct.c b/Modules/_struct.c
index e567627..ff1aca2 100644
--- a/Modules/_struct.c
+++ b/Modules/_struct.c
@@ -2042,20 +2042,22 @@ static struct PyMethodDef module_functions[] = {
/* Module initialization */
PyDoc_STRVAR(module_doc,
-"Functions to convert between Python values and C structs.\n\
-Python strings are used to hold the data representing the C struct\n\
-and also as format strings to describe the layout of data in the C struct.\n\
+"Functions to convert between Python values and C structs represented\n\
+as Python strings. It uses format strings (explained below) as compact\n\
+descriptions of the lay-out of the C structs and the intended conversion\n\
+to/from Python values.\n\
\n\
The optional first format char indicates byte order, size and alignment:\n\
- @: native order, size & alignment (default)\n\
- =: native order, std. size & alignment\n\
- <: little-endian, std. size & alignment\n\
- >: big-endian, std. size & alignment\n\
- !: same as >\n\
+ @: native order, size & alignment (default)\n\
+ =: native order, std. size & alignment\n\
+ <: little-endian, std. size & alignment\n\
+ >: big-endian, std. size & alignment\n\
+ !: same as >\n\
\n\
The remaining chars indicate types of args and must match exactly;\n\
these can be preceded by a decimal repeat count:\n\
x: pad byte (no data); c:char; b:signed byte; B:unsigned byte;\n\
+ ?: _Bool (requires C99; if not available, char is used instead)\n\
h:short; H:unsigned short; i:int; I:unsigned int;\n\
l:long; L:unsigned long; f:float; d:double.\n\
Special cases (preceding decimal count indicates length):\n\