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@@ -249,9 +249,9 @@ The :mod:`urllib.parse` module defines the following functions:
.. function:: quote_plus(string[, safe[, encoding[, errors]]])
Like :func:`quote`, but also replace spaces by plus signs, as required for
- quoting HTML form values. Plus signs in the original string are escaped
- unless they are included in *safe*. It also does not have *safe* default to
- ``'/'``.
+ quoting HTML form values when building up a query string to go into a URL.
+ Plus signs in the original string are escaped unless they are included in
+ *safe*. It also does not have *safe* default to ``'/'``.
Example: ``quote_plus('/El NiƱo/')`` yields ``'%2FEl+Ni%C3%B1o%2F'``.