bpo-43837: Reverse order of precedence table to show tightly binding operators first...

diff --git a/Doc/reference/expressions.rst b/Doc/reference/expressions.rst
index 4b4c20b8d5e286902fb048180f7061bac82f6c72..5b153762bf4477d6ca6ead5e276b33cd05b5577f 100644 (file)
--- a/Doc/reference/expressions.rst
+++ b/Doc/reference/expressions.rst
@@ -1819,8 +1819,8 @@ Operator precedence
 .. index::
    pair: operator; precedence
 
-The following table summarizes the operator precedence in Python, from lowest
-precedence (least binding) to highest precedence (most binding).  Operators in
+The following table summarizes the operator precedence in Python, from highest
+precedence (most binding) to lowest precedence (least binding).  Operators in
 the same box have the same precedence.  Unless the syntax is explicitly given,
 operators are binary.  Operators in the same box group left to right (except for
 exponentiation, which groups from right to left).
@@ -1833,50 +1833,50 @@ precedence and have a left-to-right chaining feature as described in the
 +-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
 | Operator                                      | Description                         |
 +===============================================+=====================================+
-| ``:=``                                        | Assignment expression               |
-+-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
-| :keyword:`lambda`                             | Lambda expression                   |
+| ``(expressions...)``,                         | Binding or parenthesized            |
+|                                               | expression,                         |
+| ``[expressions...]``,                         | list display,                       |
+| ``{key: value...}``,                          | dictionary display,                 |
+| ``{expressions...}``                          | set display                         |
 +-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
-| :keyword:`if <if_expr>` -- :keyword:`!else`   | Conditional expression              |
+| ``x[index]``, ``x[index:index]``,             | Subscription, slicing,              |
+| ``x(arguments...)``, ``x.attribute``          | call, attribute reference           |
 +-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
-| :keyword:`or`                                 | Boolean OR                          |
+| :keyword:`await` ``x``                        | Await expression                    |
 +-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
-| :keyword:`and`                                | Boolean AND                         |
+| ``**``                                        | Exponentiation [#]_                 |
 +-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
-| :keyword:`not` ``x``                          | Boolean NOT                         |
+| ``+x``, ``-x``, ``~x``                        | Positive, negative, bitwise NOT     |
 +-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
-| :keyword:`in`, :keyword:`not in`,             | Comparisons, including membership   |
-| :keyword:`is`, :keyword:`is not`, ``<``,      | tests and identity tests            |
-| ``<=``, ``>``, ``>=``, ``!=``, ``==``         |                                     |
+| ``*``, ``@``, ``/``, ``//``, ``%``            | Multiplication, matrix              |
+|                                               | multiplication, division, floor     |
+|                                               | division, remainder [#]_            |
 +-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
-| ``|``                                         | Bitwise OR                          |
+| ``+``, ``-``                                  | Addition and subtraction            |
 +-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
-| ``^``                                         | Bitwise XOR                         |
+| ``<<``, ``>>``                                | Shifts                              |
 +-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
 | ``&``                                         | Bitwise AND                         |
 +-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
-| ``<<``, ``>>``                                | Shifts                              |
+| ``^``                                         | Bitwise XOR                         |
 +-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
-| ``+``, ``-``                                  | Addition and subtraction            |
+| ``|``                                         | Bitwise OR                          |
 +-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
-| ``*``, ``@``, ``/``, ``//``, ``%``            | Multiplication, matrix              |
-|                                               | multiplication, division, floor     |
-|                                               | division, remainder [#]_            |
+| :keyword:`in`, :keyword:`not in`,             | Comparisons, including membership   |
+| :keyword:`is`, :keyword:`is not`, ``<``,      | tests and identity tests            |
+| ``<=``, ``>``, ``>=``, ``!=``, ``==``         |                                     |
 +-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
-| ``+x``, ``-x``, ``~x``                        | Positive, negative, bitwise NOT     |
+| :keyword:`not` ``x``                          | Boolean NOT                         |
 +-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
-| ``**``                                        | Exponentiation [#]_                 |
+| :keyword:`and`                                | Boolean AND                         |
 +-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
-| :keyword:`await` ``x``                        | Await expression                    |
+| :keyword:`or`                                 | Boolean OR                          |
 +-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
-| ``x[index]``, ``x[index:index]``,             | Subscription, slicing,              |
-| ``x(arguments...)``, ``x.attribute``          | call, attribute reference           |
+| :keyword:`if <if_expr>` -- :keyword:`!else`   | Conditional expression              |
 +-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
-| ``(expressions...)``,                         | Binding or parenthesized            |
-|                                               | expression,                         |
-| ``[expressions...]``,                         | list display,                       |
-| ``{key: value...}``,                          | dictionary display,                 |
-| ``{expressions...}``                          | set display                         |
+| :keyword:`lambda`                             | Lambda expression                   |
++-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
+| ``:=``                                        | Assignment expression               |
 +-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+