Buffer objects are not directly supported by Python syntax, but can be
created by calling the builtin function
-\function{buffer()}.\bifuncindex{buffer}. They support
-concatenation and repetition, but the result is a new string object
-rather than a new buffer object.
+\function{buffer()}.\bifuncindex{buffer} They support concatenation
+and repetition, but the result is a new string object rather than a
+new buffer object.
\obindex{buffer}
Xrange objects are similar to buffers in that there is no specific