From: Nikita Sobolev <mail@sobolevn.me>
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2022 09:33:48 +0000 (+0300)
Subject: gh-99502: mention bytes-like objects as input in `secrets.compare_digest` (GH-99512)
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gh-99502: mention bytes-like objects as input in `secrets.compare_digest` (GH-99512)



Now it is in sync with https://docs.python.org/3/library/hmac.html#hmac.compare_digest
It is the same function, just re-exported. So, I guess they should mention the same input types.
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diff --git a/Doc/library/secrets.rst b/Doc/library/secrets.rst
index dc8e5f46fb58..4405dfc05359 100644
--- a/Doc/library/secrets.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/secrets.rst
@@ -128,7 +128,9 @@ Other functions
 
 .. function:: compare_digest(a, b)
 
-   Return ``True`` if strings *a* and *b* are equal, otherwise ``False``,
+   Return ``True`` if strings or
+   :term:`bytes-like objects <bytes-like object>`
+   *a* and *b* are equal, otherwise ``False``,
    using a "constant-time compare" to reduce the risk of
    `timing attacks <https://codahale.com/a-lesson-in-timing-attacks/>`_.
    See :func:`hmac.compare_digest` for additional details.