Issue #12947: Add a note to doctest until the example rendering is fixed
diff --git a/Doc/library/doctest.rst b/Doc/library/doctest.rst
index a316558..92d9a02 100644
--- a/Doc/library/doctest.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/doctest.rst
@@ -680,6 +680,14 @@
An example's doctest directives modify doctest's behavior for that single
example. Use ``+`` to enable the named behavior, or ``-`` to disable it.
+.. note::
+ Due to an `unfortunate bug`_ in our documentation publishing process, the
+ directives in the following examples are not being displayed in the
+ rendered HTML version. Please use the "Show Source" link in the sidebar
+ to view the details of the directive usage examples.
+
+ .. _unfortunate bug: http://bugs.python.org/issue12947
+
For example, this test passes::
>>> print range(20) #doctest: +NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE