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[3.14] gh-105895: Add match and case doc to help() (GH-152113) #152129

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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions Doc/tools/extensions/pydoc_topics.py
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"integers",
"lambda",
"lists",
"match",
"naming",
"nonlocal",
"numbers",
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4 changes: 3 additions & 1 deletion Lib/pydoc.py
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Expand Up @@ -1876,6 +1876,7 @@ class Helper:
'async': ('async', ''),
'await': ('await', ''),
'break': ('break', 'while for'),
'case': 'match',
'class': ('class', 'CLASSES SPECIALMETHODS'),
'continue': ('continue', 'while for'),
'def': ('function', ''),
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'for': ('for', 'break continue while'),
'from': 'import',
'global': ('global', 'nonlocal NAMESPACES'),
'if': ('if', 'TRUTHVALUE'),
'if': ('if', 'TRUTHVALUE match'),
'import': ('import', 'MODULES'),
'in': ('in', 'SEQUENCEMETHODS'),
'is': 'COMPARISON',
'lambda': ('lambda', 'FUNCTIONS'),
'match': ('match', 'if'),
'nonlocal': ('nonlocal', 'global NAMESPACES'),
'not': 'BOOLEAN',
'or': 'BOOLEAN',
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion Lib/test/test_pydoc/test_pydoc.py
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Expand Up @@ -2211,7 +2211,7 @@ def mock_getline(prompt):

def test_keywords(self):
self.assertEqual(sorted(pydoc.Helper.keywords),
sorted(keyword.kwlist))
sorted(keyword.kwlist + ['case', 'match']))

def test_interact_empty_line_continues(self):
# gh-138568: test pressing Enter without input should continue in help session
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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-06-24-22-16-35.gh-issue-105895.hRkuEw.rst
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Add :keyword:`match` and :keyword:`case` to the list of supported topics by
:func:`help`.
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