From: Kian Eliasi <kian.elbo@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2025 06:11:01 +0000 (+0330)
Subject: gh-138871: Clarify NameError exception in 'del' (#138881)
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gh-138871: Clarify NameError exception in 'del' (#138881)
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diff --git a/Doc/reference/simple_stmts.rst b/Doc/reference/simple_stmts.rst
index 5831bd27cba8..9c022570e7e8 100644
--- a/Doc/reference/simple_stmts.rst
+++ b/Doc/reference/simple_stmts.rst
@@ -465,8 +465,8 @@ Deletion of a target list recursively deletes each target, from left to right.
 
 Deletion of a name removes the binding of that name from the local or global
 namespace, depending on whether the name occurs in a :keyword:`global` statement
-in the same code block.  If the name is unbound, a :exc:`NameError` exception
-will be raised.
+in the same code block.  Trying to delete an unbound name raises a
+:exc:`NameError` exception.
 
 .. index:: pair: attribute; deletion