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diff --git a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst index 592d6caf7b..fe745ee08a 100644 --- a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst +++ b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst @@ -737,16 +737,16 @@ Coroutine function definition keyword: await Execution of Python coroutines can be suspended and resumed at many points -(see :term:`coroutine`). In the body of a coroutine, any ``await`` and +(see :term:`coroutine`). Inside the body of a coroutine function, ``await`` and ``async`` identifiers become reserved keywords; :keyword:`await` expressions, :keyword:`async for` and :keyword:`async with` can only be used in -coroutine bodies. +coroutine function bodies. Functions defined with ``async def`` syntax are always coroutine functions, even if they do not contain ``await`` or ``async`` keywords. -It is a :exc:`SyntaxError` to use ``yield from`` expressions in -``async def`` coroutines. +It is a :exc:`SyntaxError` to use a ``yield from`` expression inside the body +of a coroutine function. An example of a coroutine function:: @@ -795,8 +795,8 @@ Is semantically equivalent to:: See also :meth:`__aiter__` and :meth:`__anext__` for details. -It is a :exc:`SyntaxError` to use an ``async for`` statement outside of a -coroutine. +It is a :exc:`SyntaxError` to use an ``async for`` statement outside the +body of a coroutine function. .. index:: statement: async with @@ -833,8 +833,8 @@ Is semantically equivalent to:: See also :meth:`__aenter__` and :meth:`__aexit__` for details. -It is a :exc:`SyntaxError` to use an ``async with`` statement outside of a -coroutine. +It is a :exc:`SyntaxError` to use an ``async with`` statement outside the +body of a coroutine function. .. seealso:: |