bpo-44353: Correct docstring for `NewType` (#29785)

The docstring for `typing.NewType` is no longer strictly accurate, now that `NewType` is a class, rather than a function

diff --git a/Lib/typing.py b/Lib/typing.py
index 031aa24eaf44205c06350b0b7b8591f22f2fa8f1..bdd19cadb471a674674897460a5b3109f93d0914 100644 (file)
--- a/Lib/typing.py
+++ b/Lib/typing.py
@@ -2427,7 +2427,7 @@ class NewType:
     """NewType creates simple unique types with almost zero
     runtime overhead. NewType(name, tp) is considered a subtype of tp
     by static type checkers. At runtime, NewType(name, tp) returns
-    a dummy function that simply returns its argument. Usage::
+    a dummy callable that simply returns its argument. Usage::
 
         UserId = NewType('UserId', int)