bpo-29677: DOC: clarify documentation for `round` (GH-877) (GH-893)

(cherry picked from commit 85deefcf61d3cc192846f41a4ccc6df17da60c98)

diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/library/functions.rst
index 15413cba94193238b3ec7fba5d1ffc530885108c..ff8c7b83bbddc8878cf07aadcd0b876b6c4e2021 100644 (file)
--- a/Doc/library/functions.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/functions.rst
@@ -1233,9 +1233,9 @@ are always available.  They are listed here in alphabetical order.
 
 .. function:: round(number[, ndigits])
 
-   Return the floating point value *number* rounded to *ndigits* digits after
-   the decimal point.  If *ndigits* is omitted or is ``None``, it returns the
-   nearest integer to its input.  Delegates to ``number.__round__(ndigits)``.
+   Return *number* rounded to *ndigits* precision after the decimal
+   point.  If *ndigits* is omitted or is ``None``, it returns the
+   nearest integer to its input.
 
    For the built-in types supporting :func:`round`, values are rounded to the
    closest multiple of 10 to the power minus *ndigits*; if two multiples are
@@ -1245,6 +1245,9 @@ are always available.  They are listed here in alphabetical order.
    negative).  The return value is an integer if called with one argument,
    otherwise of the same type as *number*.
 
+   For a general Python object ``number``, ``round(number, ndigits)`` delegates to
+   ``number.__round__(ndigits)``.
+
    .. note::
 
       The behavior of :func:`round` for floats can be surprising: for example,