Fix #7579. Add docstrings to msvcrt and adjust some wording for bytes.
diff --git a/Doc/library/msvcrt.rst b/Doc/library/msvcrt.rst
index d968833..7636b6f 100644
--- a/Doc/library/msvcrt.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/msvcrt.rst
@@ -90,12 +90,12 @@
.. function:: getch()
- Read a keypress and return the resulting character. Nothing is echoed to the
- console. This call will block if a keypress is not already available, but will
- not wait for :kbd:`Enter` to be pressed. If the pressed key was a special
- function key, this will return ``'\000'`` or ``'\xe0'``; the next call will
- return the keycode. The :kbd:`Control-C` keypress cannot be read with this
- function.
+ Read a keypress and return the resulting character as a byte string.
+ Nothing is echoed to the console. This call will block if a keypress
+ is not already available, but will not wait for :kbd:`Enter` to be
+ pressed. If the pressed key was a special function key, this will
+ return ``'\000'`` or ``'\xe0'``; the next call will return the keycode.
+ The :kbd:`Control-C` keypress cannot be read with this function.
.. function:: getwch()
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
.. function:: putch(char)
- Print the character *char* to the console without buffering.
+ Print the byte string *char* to the console without buffering.
.. function:: putwch(unicode_char)
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@
.. function:: ungetch(char)
- Cause the character *char* to be "pushed back" into the console buffer; it will
- be the next character read by :func:`getch` or :func:`getche`.
+ Cause the byte string *char* to be "pushed back" into the console buffer;
+ it will be the next character read by :func:`getch` or :func:`getche`.
.. function:: ungetwch(unicode_char)
diff --git a/PC/msvcrtmodule.c b/PC/msvcrtmodule.c
index 9a86d5e..e173fea 100755
--- a/PC/msvcrtmodule.c
+++ b/PC/msvcrtmodule.c
@@ -197,12 +197,12 @@
PyDoc_STRVAR(getch_doc,
"getch() -> key character\n\
\n\
-Read a keypress and return the resulting character. Nothing is echoed to\n\
-the console. This call will block if a keypress is not already\n\
-available, but will not wait for Enter to be pressed. If the pressed key\n\
-was a special function key, this will return '\\000' or '\\xe0'; the next\n\
-call will return the keycode. The Control-C keypress cannot be read with\n\
-this function.");
+Read a keypress and return the resulting character as a byte string.\n\
+Nothing is echoed to the console. This call will block if a keypress is\n\
+not already available, but will not wait for Enter to be pressed. If the\n\
+pressed key was a special function key, this will return '\\000' or\n\
+'\\xe0'; the next call will return the keycode. The Control-C keypress\n\
+cannot be read with this function.");
#ifdef _WCONIO_DEFINED
static PyObject *
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
PyDoc_STRVAR(putch_doc,
"putch(char) -> None\n\
\n\
-Print the character char to the console without buffering.");
+Print the byte string char to the console without buffering.");
#ifdef _WCONIO_DEFINED
static PyObject *
@@ -327,8 +327,9 @@
PyDoc_STRVAR(ungetch_doc,
"ungetch(char) -> None\n\
\n\
-Cause the character char to be \"pushed back\" into the console buffer;\n\
-it will be the next character read by getch() or getche().");
+Cause the byte string char to be \"pushed back\" into the\n\
+console buffer; it will be the next character read by\n\
+getch() or getche().");
#ifdef _WCONIO_DEFINED
static PyObject *