diff --git a/Doc/library/array.rst b/Doc/library/array.rst
index f48bf06d9ba..f7fb4e372c6 100644
--- a/Doc/library/array.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/array.rst
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ unsigned (long) integers.
 The module defines the following type:
 
 
-.. function:: array(typecode[, initializer])
+.. class:: array(typecode[, initializer])
 
-   Return a new array whose items are restricted by *typecode*, and initialized
+   A new array whose items are restricted by *typecode*, and initialized
    from the optional *initializer* value, which must be a list, string, or iterable
    over elements of the appropriate type.
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ The module defines the following type:
 
 .. data:: ArrayType
 
-   Obsolete alias for :func:`array`.
+   Obsolete alias for :class:`array`.
 
 Array objects support the ordinary sequence operations of indexing, slicing,
 concatenation, and multiplication.  When using slice assignment, the assigned
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ and may be used wherever buffer objects are supported.
 
 The following data items and methods are also supported:
 
-
 .. attribute:: array.typecode
 
    The typecode character used to create the array.