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Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2023 11:24:43 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: gh-81762: Clarify and simplify description of print's flush param (GH-103264)
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gh-81762: Clarify and simplify description of print's flush param (GH-103264)

(cherry picked from commit c396b6ddf3da784349bac9ebf7f28c55bde016ea)

Co-authored-by: C.A.M. Gerlach <CAM.Gerlach@Gerlach.CAM>
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diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/library/functions.rst
index 4e4c49ce3a6b..7b69855caaf2 100644
--- a/Doc/library/functions.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/functions.rst
@@ -1423,8 +1423,9 @@ are always available.  They are listed here in alphabetical order.
    arguments are converted to text strings, :func:`print` cannot be used with
    binary mode file objects.  For these, use ``file.write(...)`` instead.
 
-   Whether the output is buffered is usually determined by *file*, but if the
-   *flush* keyword argument is true, the stream is forcibly flushed.
+   Output buffering is usually determined by *file*.
+   However, if *flush* is true, the stream is forcibly flushed.
+
 
    .. versionchanged:: 3.3
       Added the *flush* keyword argument.