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diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/datastructures.rst b/Doc/tutorial/datastructures.rst index 87614d0..de28274 100644 --- a/Doc/tutorial/datastructures.rst +++ b/Doc/tutorial/datastructures.rst @@ -48,10 +48,9 @@ objects: :noindex: Remove the item at the given position in the list, and return it. If no index - is specified, ``a.pop()`` removes and returns the last item in the list. (The - square brackets around the *i* in the method signature denote that the parameter - is optional, not that you should type square brackets at that position. You - will see this notation frequently in the Python Library Reference.) + is specified, ``a.pop()`` removes and returns the last item in the list. + It raises an :exc:`IndexError` if the list is empty or the index is + outside the list range. .. method:: list.clear() |