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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex b/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex
index a750875..17c1722 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex
@@ -159,12 +159,14 @@ def my_import(name):
\begin{funcdesc}{complex}{real\optional{, imag}}
Create a complex number with the value \var{real} + \var{imag}*j or
- convert a string or number to a complex number.
+ convert a string or number to a complex number. If the first
+ parameter is a string, it will be interpreted as a complex number
+ and the function must be called without a second parameter. The
+ second parameter can never be a string.
Each argument may be any numeric type (including complex).
If \var{imag} is omitted, it defaults to zero and the function
serves as a numeric conversion function like \function{int()},
- \function{long()} and \function{float()}; in this case it also
- accepts a string argument which should be a valid complex number.
+ \function{long()} and \function{float()}.
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{delattr}{object, name}