From 3593e5c4c356fcf4a5c2438519dd9a6cf54a4bcb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 1997 19:15:01 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Document new behavior of isinstance() when using a type
 object.

---
 Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex | 8 +++++---
 Doc/libfuncs.tex     | 8 +++++---
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex b/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex
index 0211cecad82..0182dcba38c 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex
@@ -308,9 +308,11 @@ module from which it is called).
 \begin{funcdesc}{isinstance}{object, class}
 Return true if the \var{object} argument is an instance of the
 \var{class} argument, or of a (direct or indirect) subclass thereof.
-If \var{object} is not a class instance, the function always returns
-false.  If \var{class} is not a class object, a \code{TypeError}
-exception is raised.
+Also return true if \var{class} is a type object and \var{object} is
+an object of that type.  If \var{object} is not a class instance or a
+object of the given type, the function always returns false.  If
+\var{class} is neither a class object nor a type object, a
+\code{TypeError} exception is raised.
 \end{funcdesc}
 
 \begin{funcdesc}{issubclass}{class1, class2}
diff --git a/Doc/libfuncs.tex b/Doc/libfuncs.tex
index 0211cecad82..0182dcba38c 100644
--- a/Doc/libfuncs.tex
+++ b/Doc/libfuncs.tex
@@ -308,9 +308,11 @@ module from which it is called).
 \begin{funcdesc}{isinstance}{object, class}
 Return true if the \var{object} argument is an instance of the
 \var{class} argument, or of a (direct or indirect) subclass thereof.
-If \var{object} is not a class instance, the function always returns
-false.  If \var{class} is not a class object, a \code{TypeError}
-exception is raised.
+Also return true if \var{class} is a type object and \var{object} is
+an object of that type.  If \var{object} is not a class instance or a
+object of the given type, the function always returns false.  If
+\var{class} is neither a class object nor a type object, a
+\code{TypeError} exception is raised.
 \end{funcdesc}
 
 \begin{funcdesc}{issubclass}{class1, class2}