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diff --git a/Objects/rangeobject.c b/Objects/rangeobject.c
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@@ -139,7 +139,11 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(range_doc,
"range(stop) -> range object\n\
range(start, stop[, step]) -> range object\n\
\n\
-Return a sequence of numbers from start to stop by step.");
+Return an object that produces a sequence of integers from start (inclusive)\n\
+to stop (exclusive) by step. range(i, j) produces i, i+1, i+2, ..., j-1.\n\
+start defaults to 0, and stop is omitted! range(4) produces 0, 1, 2, 3.\n\
+These are exactly the valid indices for a list of 4 elements.\n\
+When step is given, it specifies the increment (or decrement).");
static void
range_dealloc(rangeobject *r)