diff -r 96cdd2532034 Doc/c-api/mapping.rst
--- a/Doc/c-api/mapping.rst	Sun Nov 08 11:09:37 2015 +0000
+++ b/Doc/c-api/mapping.rst	Sat Jan 02 13:07:49 2016 +0530
@@ -50,21 +50,21 @@
 
 .. c:function:: PyObject* PyMapping_Keys(PyObject *o)
 
-   On success, return a list of the keys in object *o*.  On failure, return *NULL*.
-   This is equivalent to the Python expression ``list(o.keys())``.
+   On success, return a list, a tuple or a dictionary view of the keys in object *o*.
+   On failure, return *NULL*.
 
 
 .. c:function:: PyObject* PyMapping_Values(PyObject *o)
 
-   On success, return a list of the values in object *o*.  On failure, return
-   *NULL*. This is equivalent to the Python expression ``list(o.values())``.
+   On success, return a list, a tuple or a dictionary view of the values in object *o*.
+   On failure, return *NULL*.  This is equivalent to the Python expression ``list(o.values())``.
 
 
 .. c:function:: PyObject* PyMapping_Items(PyObject *o)
 
-   On success, return a list of the items in object *o*, where each item is a tuple
-   containing a key-value pair.  On failure, return *NULL*. This is equivalent to
-   the Python expression ``list(o.items())``.
+   On success, return a list, a tuple or a dictionary view of the items in object *o*,
+   where each item is a tuple containing a key-value pair.  On failure, return *NULL*.
+   This is equivalent to the Python expression ``list(o.items())``.
 
 
 .. c:function:: PyObject* PyMapping_GetItemString(PyObject *o, const char *key)
diff -r 96cdd2532034 Include/abstract.h
--- a/Include/abstract.h	Sun Nov 08 11:09:37 2015 +0000
+++ b/Include/abstract.h	Sat Jan 02 13:07:49 2016 +0530
@@ -1216,22 +1216,22 @@
      PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyMapping_Keys(PyObject *o);
 
        /*
-     On success, return a list or tuple of the keys in object o.
-     On failure, return NULL.
+     On success, return a list, a tuple or a dictionary view of the keys
+     in object o. On failure, return NULL.
        */
 
      PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyMapping_Values(PyObject *o);
 
        /*
-     On success, return a list or tuple of the values in object o.
-     On failure, return NULL.
+     On success, return a list, a tuple or a dictionary view of the values
+     in object o. On failure, return NULL.
        */
 
      PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyMapping_Items(PyObject *o);
 
        /*
-     On success, return a list or tuple of the items in object o,
-     where each item is a tuple containing a key-value pair.
+     On success, return a list, a tuple or a dictionary view of the items
+     in object o, where each item is a tuple containing a key-value pair.
      On failure, return NULL.
 
        */