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diff --git a/Lib/pydoc_data/topics.py b/Lib/pydoc_data/topics.py
index 93b54c8..723a9b8 100644
--- a/Lib/pydoc_data/topics.py
+++ b/Lib/pydoc_data/topics.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# Autogenerated by Sphinx on Mon Dec 7 15:10:25 2020
+# Autogenerated by Sphinx on Mon Dec 21 17:22:46 2020
topics = {'assert': 'The "assert" statement\n'
'**********************\n'
'\n'
@@ -2376,8 +2376,9 @@ topics = {'assert': 'The "assert" statement\n'
'compatible\n'
'with an exception if it is the class or a base class of the '
'exception\n'
- 'object or a tuple containing an item compatible with the '
- 'exception.\n'
+ 'object, or a tuple containing an item that is the class or a '
+ 'base\n'
+ 'class of the exception object.\n'
'\n'
'If no except clause matches the exception, the search for an '
'exception\n'
@@ -5512,44 +5513,51 @@ topics = {'assert': 'The "assert" statement\n'
' | | formats the result in either fixed-point '
'format or in |\n'
' | | scientific notation, depending on its '
- 'magnitude. The |\n'
- ' | | precise rules are as follows: suppose that '
- 'the result |\n'
+ 'magnitude. A |\n'
+ ' | | precision of "0" is treated as equivalent '
+ 'to a precision |\n'
+ ' | | of "1". The precise rules are as follows: '
+ 'suppose that |\n'
+ ' | | the result formatted with presentation '
+ 'type "\'e\'" and |\n'
+ ' | | precision "p-1" would have exponent '
+ '"exp". Then, if "m <= |\n'
+ ' | | exp < p", where "m" is -4 for floats and '
+ '-6 for |\n'
+ ' | | "Decimals", the number is formatted with '
+ 'presentation type |\n'
+ ' | | "\'f\'" and precision "p-1-exp". '
+ 'Otherwise, the number is |\n'
' | | formatted with presentation type "\'e\'" '
- 'and precision "p-1" |\n'
- ' | | would have exponent "exp". Then, if "m <= '
- 'exp < p", where |\n'
- ' | | "m" is -4 for floats and -6 for '
- '"Decimals", the number is |\n'
- ' | | formatted with presentation type "\'f\'" '
'and precision |\n'
- ' | | "p-1-exp". Otherwise, the number is '
- 'formatted with |\n'
- ' | | presentation type "\'e\'" and precision '
- '"p-1". In both cases |\n'
- ' | | insignificant trailing zeros are removed '
- 'from the |\n'
- ' | | significand, and the decimal point is also '
- 'removed if |\n'
- ' | | there are no remaining digits following '
- 'it, unless the |\n'
- ' | | "\'#\'" option is used. Positive and '
- 'negative infinity, |\n'
- ' | | positive and negative zero, and nans, are '
- 'formatted as |\n'
- ' | | "inf", "-inf", "0", "-0" and "nan" '
- 'respectively, |\n'
- ' | | regardless of the precision. A precision '
- 'of "0" is |\n'
- ' | | treated as equivalent to a precision of '
- '"1". With no |\n'
- ' | | precision given, uses a precision of "6" '
- 'significant |\n'
- ' | | digits for "float", and shows all '
- 'coefficient digits for |\n'
- ' | | '
- '"Decimal". '
- '|\n'
+ ' | | "p-1". In both cases insignificant '
+ 'trailing zeros are |\n'
+ ' | | removed from the significand, and the '
+ 'decimal point is |\n'
+ ' | | also removed if there are no remaining '
+ 'digits following |\n'
+ ' | | it, unless the "\'#\'" option is used. '
+ 'With no precision |\n'
+ ' | | given, uses a precision of "6" significant '
+ 'digits for |\n'
+ ' | | "float". For "Decimal", the coefficient of '
+ 'the result is |\n'
+ ' | | formed from the coefficient digits of the '
+ 'value; |\n'
+ ' | | scientific notation is used for values '
+ 'smaller than "1e-6" |\n'
+ ' | | in absolute value and values where the '
+ 'place value of the |\n'
+ ' | | least significant digit is larger than 1, '
+ 'and fixed-point |\n'
+ ' | | notation is used otherwise. Positive and '
+ 'negative |\n'
+ ' | | infinity, positive and negative zero, and '
+ 'nans, are |\n'
+ ' | | formatted as "inf", "-inf", "0", "-0" and '
+ '"nan" |\n'
+ ' | | respectively, regardless of the '
+ 'precision. |\n'
' '
'+-----------+------------------------------------------------------------+\n'
' | "\'G\'" | General format. Same as "\'g\'" except '
@@ -5574,19 +5582,24 @@ topics = {'assert': 'The "assert" statement\n'
'percent sign. |\n'
' '
'+-----------+------------------------------------------------------------+\n'
- ' | None | Similar to "\'g\'", except that '
- 'fixed-point notation, when |\n'
- ' | | used, has at least one digit past the '
- 'decimal point. The |\n'
- ' | | default precision is as high as needed to '
- 'represent the |\n'
- ' | | particular value. The overall effect is to '
- 'match the |\n'
- ' | | output of "str()" as altered by the other '
- 'format |\n'
- ' | | '
- 'modifiers. '
- '|\n'
+ ' | None | For "float" this is the same as "\'g\'", '
+ 'except that when |\n'
+ ' | | fixed-point notation is used to format the '
+ 'result, it |\n'
+ ' | | always includes at least one digit past '
+ 'the decimal point. |\n'
+ ' | | The precision used is as large as needed '
+ 'to represent the |\n'
+ ' | | given value faithfully. For "Decimal", '
+ 'this is the same |\n'
+ ' | | as either "\'g\'" or "\'G\'" depending on '
+ 'the value of |\n'
+ ' | | "context.capitals" for the current decimal '
+ 'context. The |\n'
+ ' | | overall effect is to match the output of '
+ '"str()" as |\n'
+ ' | | altered by the other format '
+ 'modifiers. |\n'
' '
'+-----------+------------------------------------------------------------+\n'
'\n'
@@ -11159,7 +11172,8 @@ topics = {'assert': 'The "assert" statement\n'
'object is “compatible” with the exception. An object is compatible\n'
'with an exception if it is the class or a base class of the '
'exception\n'
- 'object or a tuple containing an item compatible with the exception.\n'
+ 'object, or a tuple containing an item that is the class or a base\n'
+ 'class of the exception object.\n'
'\n'
'If no except clause matches the exception, the search for an '
'exception\n'
@@ -11340,7 +11354,7 @@ topics = {'assert': 'The "assert" statement\n'
'representation\n'
' in computers.\n'
'\n'
- ' The string representations of the Numeric classes, computed by\n'
+ ' The string representations of the numeric classes, computed by\n'
' "__repr__()" and "__str__()", have the following properties:\n'
'\n'
' * They are valid numeric literals which, when passed to their '