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@@ -1883,8 +1883,9 @@ the unpacking.
.. index:: pair: trailing; comma
-The trailing comma is required only to create a single tuple (a.k.a. a
-*singleton*); it is optional in all other cases. A single expression without a
+A trailing comma is required only to create a one-item tuple,
+such as ``1,``; it is optional in all other cases.
+A single expression without a
trailing comma doesn't create a tuple, but rather yields the value of that
expression. (To create an empty tuple, use an empty pair of parentheses:
``()``.)