diff -r e6cc582cafce Python/bltinmodule.c
--- a/Python/bltinmodule.c	Thu Jan 31 16:11:47 2013 +0200
+++ b/Python/bltinmodule.c	Sat Feb 16 02:41:38 2013 +0530
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@
 PyDoc_STRVAR(all_doc,
 "all(iterable) -> bool\n\
 \n\
-Return True if bool(x) is True for all values x in the iterable.");
+Return True if bool(x) is True for all values x in the iterable. If the iterable is empty, return True.");
 
 static PyObject *
 builtin_any(PyObject *self, PyObject *v)
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@
 PyDoc_STRVAR(any_doc,
 "any(iterable) -> bool\n\
 \n\
-Return True if bool(x) is True for any x in the iterable.");
+Return True if bool(x) is True for any x in the iterable. If the iterable is empty, return False");
 
 static PyObject *
 builtin_ascii(PyObject *self, PyObject *v)