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@@ -226,7 +226,8 @@ The :mod:`urllib.parse` module defines the following functions:
.. function:: quote(string[, safe[, encoding[, errors]]])
Replace special characters in *string* using the ``%xx`` escape. Letters,
- digits, and the characters ``'_.-'`` are never quoted. The optional *safe*
+ digits, and the characters ``'_.-'`` are never quoted. By default, this
+ function is intended for quoting the path section of URL. The optional *safe*
parameter specifies additional ASCII characters that should not be quoted
--- its default value is ``'/'``.