From: Georg Brandl <georg@python.org>
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 19:45:13 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: Confirm that the prime example is actually correct.  We get so many complaints about... 
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Confirm that the prime example is actually correct.  We get so many complaints about a "buggy example" on docs@python, let us hope this cuts them in half at least.
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diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst b/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst
index 5c7ca4e0a4ec..43a83823b6cd 100644
--- a/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst
+++ b/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ following loop, which searches for prime numbers::
    8 equals 2 * 4
    9 equals 3 * 3
 
+(Yes, this is the correct code.  Look closely: the ``else`` clause belongs to
+the :keyword:`for` loop, **not** the :keyword:`if` statement.)
+
 
 .. _tut-pass: