From: Terry Jan Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:49:02 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: #11633 At least 2 people prefer earlier revision.
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#11633 At least 2 people prefer earlier revision.
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diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/library/functions.rst
index ff6d1c00cd..f835dcfc71 100644
--- a/Doc/library/functions.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/functions.rst
@@ -955,8 +955,8 @@ are always available.  They are listed here in alphabetical order.
 
    The *file* argument must be an object with a ``write(string)`` method; if it
    is not present or ``None``, :data:`sys.stdout` will be used. Output buffering
-   is determined by *file*. Use ``sys.stdout.flush()`` to ensure immediate
-   appearance on a screen.
+   is determined by *file*. Use ``file.flush()`` to ensure, for instance,
+   immediate appearance on a screen.
 
 
 .. function:: property(fget=None, fset=None, fdel=None, doc=None)