diff -r 0056aaf42bf7 Modules/_threadmodule.c
--- a/Modules/_threadmodule.c	Wed Jan 15 15:09:43 2014 +0000
+++ b/Modules/_threadmodule.c	Thu Jan 30 16:00:17 2014 -0600
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
 }
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(acquire_doc,
-"acquire([wait]) -> bool\n\
+"acquire(blocking=True, timeout=-1) -> bool\n\
 (acquire_lock() is an obsolete synonym)\n\
 \n\
 Lock the lock.  Without argument, this blocks if the lock is already\n\
@@ -1135,7 +1135,8 @@
 "allocate_lock() -> lock object\n\
 (allocate() is an obsolete synonym)\n\
 \n\
-Create a new lock object.  See help(LockType) for information about locks.");
+Create a new lock object.\n\
+See help(type(Lock())) for information about locks.");
 
 static PyObject *
 thread_get_ident(PyObject *self)