Fixup reST syntax errors and streamline docs of PEP 446.

diff --git a/Doc/library/os.rst b/Doc/library/os.rst
index fc909f20559bac9e01d97520d68676856481643c..f9f9df867ff0172aae1532a7779345e774c15769 100644 (file)
--- a/Doc/library/os.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/os.rst
@@ -1206,41 +1206,40 @@ Querying the size of a terminal
 Inheritance of File Descriptors
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-A file descriptor has a inheritable flag which indicates if the file descriptor
-can be inherited or not in child processes. Since Python 3.4, file descriptors
+.. versionadded:: 3.4
+
+A file descriptor has an "inheritable" flag which indicates if the file descriptor
+can be inherited by child processes.  Since Python 3.4, file descriptors
 created by Python are non-inheritable by default.
 
 On UNIX, non-inheritable file descriptors are closed in child processes at the
 execution of a new program, other file descriptors are inherited.
 
 On Windows, non-inheritable handles and file descriptors are closed in child
-processes, except standard streams (file descriptors 0, 1 and 2: stdin, stdout
-and stderr) which are always inherited. Using :func:`os.spawn*` functions,
+processes, except for standard streams (file descriptors 0, 1 and 2: stdin, stdout
+and stderr), which are always inherited.  Using :func:`os.spawn*` functions,
 all inheritable handles and all inheritable file descriptors are inherited.
 Using the :mod:`subprocess` module, all file descriptors except standard
-streams are closed, inheritable handles are only inherited if the *close_fds*
-parameter is ``False``.
-
-.. versionadded:: 3.4
+streams are closed, and inheritable handles are only inherited if the
+*close_fds* parameter is ``False``.
 
 .. function:: get_inheritable(fd)
 
-   Get the `inheritable flag <fd_inheritance>`_ of the specified file
-   descriptor. Return a :class:`bool`.
+   Get the "inheritable" flag of the specified file descriptor (a boolean).
 
 .. function:: set_inheritable(fd, inheritable)
 
-   Set the `inheritable flag <fd_inheritance>`_ of the specified file descriptor.
+   Set the "inheritable" flag of the specified file descriptor.
 
 .. function:: get_handle_inheritable(handle)
 
-   Get the `inheritable flag <fd_inheritance>`_ of the specified handle. Return a :class:`bool`.
+   Get the "inheritable" flag of the specified handle (a boolean).
 
    Availability: Windows.
 
 .. function:: set_handle_inheritable(handle, inheritable)
 
-   Set the `inheritable flag <fd_inheritance>`_ of the specified handle.
+   Set the "inheritable" flag of the specified handle.
 
    Availability: Windows.
 

diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst
index c183ef8c8245de2e8e50b48071f166c520ebd69b..0749f032f75dc87bd94bed18a80e58449e6ea500 100644 (file)
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ Please read on for a comprehensive list of user-facing changes.
 PEP 446: Make newly created file descriptors non-inheritable
 ============================================================
 
-The :pep:`446` makes newly created file descriptors `non-inheritable
-<fd_inheritance>`_. New functions and methods:
+The :pep:`446` makes newly created file descriptors :ref:`non-inheritable
+<fd_inheritance>`.  New functions and methods:
 
 * :func:`os.get_inheritable`, :func:`os.set_inheritable`
 * :func:`os.get_handle_inheritable`, :func:`os.set_handle_inheritable`
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@ try/except statement by code that only cares whether or not an error occurred.
 socket
 ------
 
-Socket objects have new methods to get or set their `inheritable flag
-<fd_inheritance>`_:
+Socket objects have new methods to get or set their :ref:`inheritable flag
+<fd_inheritance>`:
 
 * :meth:`socket.socket.get_inheritable`, :meth:`socket.socket.set_inheritable`