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@@ -1658,6 +1658,8 @@ If \var{key} is of an inappropriate type, \exception{TypeError} may be
raised; if of a value outside the set of indexes for the sequence
(after any special interpretation of negative values),
\exception{IndexError} should be raised.
+For mapping types, if \var{key} is missing (not in the container),
+\exception{KeyError} should be raised.
\note{\keyword{for} loops expect that an
\exception{IndexError} will be raised for illegal indexes to allow
proper detection of the end of the sequence.}