From: Nice Zombies <nineteendo19d0@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2024 11:48:15 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: gh-118508: Clarify which characters are matched by `\s` (#119155)
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gh-118508: Clarify which characters are matched by `\s` (#119155)

Clarify re syntax
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diff --git a/Doc/library/re.rst b/Doc/library/re.rst
index cc979fe66f7f..efb2722f1803 100644
--- a/Doc/library/re.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/re.rst
@@ -600,10 +600,9 @@ character ``'$'``.
 
 ``\s``
    For Unicode (str) patterns:
-      Matches Unicode whitespace characters (which includes
-      ``[ \t\n\r\f\v]``, and also many other characters, for example the
-      non-breaking spaces mandated by typography rules in many
-      languages).
+      Matches Unicode whitespace characters (as defined by :py:meth:`str.isspace`).
+      This includes ``[ \t\n\r\f\v]``, and also many other characters, for example the
+      non-breaking spaces mandated by typography rules in many languages.
 
       Matches ``[ \t\n\r\f\v]`` if the :py:const:`~re.ASCII` flag is used.