Issue #8983: Corrected docstrings.
diff --git a/Modules/_threadmodule.c b/Modules/_threadmodule.c
index 3037967..a7fb017 100644
--- a/Modules/_threadmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_threadmodule.c
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@
 "allocate_lock() -> lock object\n\
 (allocate() is an obsolete synonym)\n\
 \n\
-Create a new lock object.  See LockType.__doc__ for information about locks.");
+Create a new lock object.  See help(LockType) for information about locks.");
 
 static PyObject *
 thread_get_ident(PyObject *self)