Revert "Minor doc improvement (GH-10341)" (GH-12597)

rhettinger · web-flow · commit fb28fcc9252d · 2019-03-27T21:03:02.000-07:00
This reverts commit dfd775a.
diff --git a/Doc/library/collections.rst b/Doc/library/collections.rst
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ function:
     >>> getattr(p, 'x')
     11
 
-To convert a dictionary to a named tuple, use the ``**`` operator
+To convert a dictionary to a named tuple, use the double-star-operator
 (as described in :ref:`tut-unpacking-arguments`):
 
     >>> d = {'x': 11, 'y': 22}
diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst b/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ The reverse situation occurs when the arguments are already in a list or tuple
 but need to be unpacked for a function call requiring separate positional
 arguments.  For instance, the built-in :func:`range` function expects separate
 *start* and *stop* arguments.  If they are not available separately, write the
-function call with the  ``*`` operator to unpack the arguments out of a list
+function call with the  ``*``\ -operator to unpack the arguments out of a list
 or tuple::
 
    >>> list(range(3, 6))            # normal call with separate arguments
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ or tuple::
    single: **; in function calls
 
 In the same fashion, dictionaries can deliver keyword arguments with the
-``**`` operator::
+``**``\ -operator::
 
    >>> def parrot(voltage, state='a stiff', action='voom'):
    ...     print("-- This parrot wouldn't", action, end=' ')

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ function:`
`971`	`971`	`>>> getattr(p, 'x')`
`972`	`972`	`11`
`973`	`973`
`974`		-To convert a dictionary to a named tuple, use the ``**`` operator
	`974`	`+To convert a dictionary to a named tuple, use the double-star-operator`
`975`	`975`	(as described in :ref:`tut-unpacking-arguments`):
`976`	`976`
`977`	`977`	`>>> d = {'x': 11, 'y': 22}`