diff --git a/Doc/perl/python.perl b/Doc/perl/python.perl
index 2b6fa189f2f..67bac7262fe 100644
--- a/Doc/perl/python.perl
+++ b/Doc/perl/python.perl
@@ -1081,12 +1081,16 @@ sub do_cmd_seemodule{
     my $key = next_optional_argument();
     my $module = next_argument();
     my $text = next_argument();
+    my $period = '.';
     $key = $module
         unless $key;
-    return '<div class=seemodule>'
-      . "\n<p>Module <b><tt class=module><a href=\"module-$key.html\">"
-      . "$module</a></tt></b>"
-      . "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;($text)</p>\n</div>"
+    if ($text =~ /\.$/) {
+	$period = '';
+    }
+    return '<dl compact class=seemodule>'
+      . "\n    <dt>Module <b><tt class=module><a href=\"module-$key.html\">"
+      . "$module</a></tt>:</b>"
+      . "\n    <dd>$text$period\n  </dl>"
       . $_;
 }
 
diff --git a/Doc/texinputs/python.sty b/Doc/texinputs/python.sty
index 30fef216ed4..c8d3691f746 100644
--- a/Doc/texinputs/python.sty
+++ b/Doc/texinputs/python.sty
@@ -821,28 +821,34 @@
 % Cross-referencing (AMK, new impl. FLD)
 % Sample usage:
 %  \begin{seealso}
-%    \seemodule{rand}{Uniform random number generator}; % Module xref
-%    \seetext{\emph{Encyclopedia Britannica}}.          % Ref to a book
+%    \seemodule{rand}{Uniform random number generator.}; % Module xref
+%    \seetext{\emph{Encyclopedia Britannica}}.           % Ref to a book
 % 
 %    % A funky case: module name contains '_'; have to supply an optional key
-%    \seemodule[copyreg]{copy_reg}{pickle interface constructor registration}
-%
+%    \seemodule[copyreg]{copy_reg}{Interface constructor registration for
+%                                  \module{pickle}.}
 %  \end{seealso}
+%
+% Note that the last parameter for \seemodule and \seetext should be complete
+% sentences and be terminated with the proper punctuation.
 
 \@ifundefined{pdfannotlink}{%
   \newcommand{\py@seemodule}[3][\py@modulebadkey]{%
     \par%
     \ifx\py@modulebadkey#1\def\py@modulekey{#2}\else\def\py@modulekey{#1}\fi%
-    \ref{module-\py@modulekey}:\quad %
-    Module \module{#2}%
-    \quad (#3)%
+    \begin{fulllineitems}
+      \item[Module \module{#2} (section \ref{module-\py@modulekey}):]
+      #3
+    \end{fulllineitems}
   }
 }{\newcommand{\py@seemodule}[3][\py@modulebadkey]{%
     \par%
     \ifx\py@modulebadkey#1\def\py@modulekey{#2}\else\def\py@modulekey{#1}\fi%
-    \ref{module-\py@modulekey}:\quad %
-    \py@linkToName{label-module-\py@modulekey}{ Module \module{#2} }
-    \quad (#3)%
+    \begin{fulllineitems}
+      \item[\py@linkToName{label-module-\py@modulekey}{Module \module{#2}}
+            (section \ref{module-\py@modulekey}):]
+      #3
+    \end{fulllineitems}
   }
 }
 \newenvironment{seealso}[0]{