diff --git a/Lib/re.py b/Lib/re.py
index 968eaab5f54..d7151543f00 100644
--- a/Lib/re.py
+++ b/Lib/re.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ The special characters are:
     *?,+?,?? Non-greedy versions of the previous three special characters.
     {m,n}    Matches from m to n repetitions of the preceding RE.
     {m,n}?   Non-greedy version of the above.
-    "\\"      Either escapes special characters or signals a special sequence.
+    "\\"     Either escapes special characters or signals a special sequence.
     []       Indicates a set of characters.
              A "^" as the first character indicates a complementing set.
     "|"      A|B, creates an RE that will match either A or B.
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ The special characters are:
     (?#...)  A comment; ignored.
     (?=...)  Matches if ... matches next, but doesn't consume the string.
     (?!...)  Matches if ... doesn't match next.
+    (?<=...) Matches if preceded by ... (must be fixed length).
+    (?<!...) Matches if not preceded by ... (must be fixed length).
+    (?(id/name)yes|no) Matches yes pattern if the group with id/name matched,
+                       the (optional) no pattern otherwise.
 
 The special sequences consist of "\\" and a character from the list
 below.  If the ordinary character is not on the list, then the
@@ -77,6 +81,7 @@ This module exports the following functions:
     subn     Same as sub, but also return the number of substitutions made.
     split    Split a string by the occurrences of a pattern.
     findall  Find all occurrences of a pattern in a string.
+    finditer Return an iterator yielding a match object for each match.
     compile  Compile a pattern into a RegexObject.
     purge    Clear the regular expression cache.
     escape   Backslash all non-alphanumerics in a string.