diff -r 9b135b8d3166 Doc/library/stdtypes.rst --- a/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst Thu Jul 28 19:01:09 2016 -0500 +++ b/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst Fri Jul 29 15:29:08 2016 +0800 @@ -1149,6 +1149,8 @@ ``list( (1, 2, 3) )`` returns ``[1, 2, 3]``. If no argument is given, the constructor creates a new empty list, ``[]``. + For :class:`list` and :class:`tuple`, the actual name of parameter + *iterable* is still *sequence*. Many other operations also produce lists, including the :func:`sorted` built-in.