diff --git a/Doc/c-api/unicode.rst b/Doc/c-api/unicode.rst
index e8e0db8..32a7ca9 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/unicode.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/unicode.rst
@@ -328,10 +328,10 @@
    Coerce an encoded object *obj* to an Unicode object and return a reference with
    incremented refcount.
 
-   String and other char buffer compatible objects are decoded according to the
-   given encoding and using the error handling defined by errors.  Both can be
-   *NULL* to have the interface use the default values (see the next section for
-   details).
+   :class:`bytes`, :class:`bytearray` and other char buffer compatible objects
+   are decoded according to the given encoding and using the error handling
+   defined by errors. Both can be *NULL* to have the interface use the default
+   values (see the next section for details).
 
    All other objects, including Unicode objects, cause a :exc:`TypeError` to be
    set.
diff --git a/Doc/glossary.rst b/Doc/glossary.rst
index f1474cf..cc7b28e 100644
--- a/Doc/glossary.rst
+++ b/Doc/glossary.rst
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@
       "intermediate language" is said to run on a :term:`virtual machine`
       that executes the machine code corresponding to each bytecode.
 
+      A list of bytecode instructions can be found in the documentation for
+      :ref:`the dis module <bytecodes>`.
+
    class
       A template for creating user-defined objects. Class definitions
       normally contain method definitions which operate on instances of the
diff --git a/Doc/library/dis.rst b/Doc/library/dis.rst
index e97743c..49b5673 100644
--- a/Doc/library/dis.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/dis.rst
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
    between versions of Python.  Use of this module should not be considered to
    work across Python VMs or Python releases.
 
+
 Example: Given the function :func:`myfunc`::
 
    def myfunc(alist):
@@ -37,23 +38,27 @@
 
 .. function:: dis(x=None)
 
-   Disassemble the *x* object. *x* can denote either a module, a
-   class, a method, a function, or a code object.   For a module, it disassembles
-   all functions.  For a class, it disassembles all methods.  For a single code
-   sequence, it prints one line per bytecode instruction.  If no object is
-   provided, it disassembles the last traceback.
+   Disassemble the *x* object.  *x* can denote either a module, a
+   class, a method, a function, a code object, a string of source code or a
+   byte sequence of raw bytecode.  For a module, it disassembles all
+   functions.  For a class, it disassembles all methods.  For a code object
+   or sequence of raw bytecode, it prints one line per bytecode instruction.
+   Strings are first compiled to code objects with the :func:`compile`
+   built-in function before being disassembled.  If no object is provided,
+   this function disassembles the last traceback.
 
 
 .. function:: distb(tb=None)
 
-   Disassembles the top-of-stack function of a traceback, using the last traceback
-   if none was passed.  The instruction causing the exception is indicated.
+   Disassemble the top-of-stack function of a traceback, using the last
+   traceback if none was passed.  The instruction causing the exception is
+   indicated.
 
 
 .. function:: disassemble(code, lasti=-1)
               disco(code, lasti=-1)
 
-   Disassembles a code object, indicating the last instruction if *lasti* was
+   Disassemble a code object, indicating the last instruction if *lasti* was
    provided.  The output is divided in the following columns:
 
    #. the line number, for the first instruction of each line
@@ -139,225 +144,233 @@
 The Python compiler currently generates the following bytecode instructions.
 
 
-.. opcode:: STOP_CODE ()
+**General instructions**
+
+.. opcode:: STOP_CODE
 
    Indicates end-of-code to the compiler, not used by the interpreter.
 
 
-.. opcode:: NOP ()
+.. opcode:: NOP
 
    Do nothing code.  Used as a placeholder by the bytecode optimizer.
 
 
-.. opcode:: POP_TOP ()
+.. opcode:: POP_TOP
 
    Removes the top-of-stack (TOS) item.
 
 
-.. opcode:: ROT_TWO ()
+.. opcode:: ROT_TWO
 
    Swaps the two top-most stack items.
 
 
-.. opcode:: ROT_THREE ()
+.. opcode:: ROT_THREE
 
    Lifts second and third stack item one position up, moves top down to position
    three.
 
 
-.. opcode:: ROT_FOUR ()
+.. opcode:: ROT_FOUR
 
    Lifts second, third and forth stack item one position up, moves top down to
    position four.
 
 
-.. opcode:: DUP_TOP ()
+.. opcode:: DUP_TOP
 
    Duplicates the reference on top of the stack.
 
-Unary Operations take the top of the stack, apply the operation, and push the
+
+**Unary operations**
+
+Unary operations take the top of the stack, apply the operation, and push the
 result back on the stack.
 
-
-.. opcode:: UNARY_POSITIVE ()
+.. opcode:: UNARY_POSITIVE
 
    Implements ``TOS = +TOS``.
 
 
-.. opcode:: UNARY_NEGATIVE ()
+.. opcode:: UNARY_NEGATIVE
 
    Implements ``TOS = -TOS``.
 
 
-.. opcode:: UNARY_NOT ()
+.. opcode:: UNARY_NOT
 
    Implements ``TOS = not TOS``.
 
 
-.. opcode:: UNARY_INVERT ()
+.. opcode:: UNARY_INVERT
 
    Implements ``TOS = ~TOS``.
 
 
-.. opcode:: GET_ITER ()
+.. opcode:: GET_ITER
 
    Implements ``TOS = iter(TOS)``.
 
+
+**Binary operations**
+
 Binary operations remove the top of the stack (TOS) and the second top-most
 stack item (TOS1) from the stack.  They perform the operation, and put the
 result back on the stack.
 
-
-.. opcode:: BINARY_POWER ()
+.. opcode:: BINARY_POWER
 
    Implements ``TOS = TOS1 ** TOS``.
 
 
-.. opcode:: BINARY_MULTIPLY ()
+.. opcode:: BINARY_MULTIPLY
 
    Implements ``TOS = TOS1 * TOS``.
 
 
-.. opcode:: BINARY_FLOOR_DIVIDE ()
+.. opcode:: BINARY_FLOOR_DIVIDE
 
    Implements ``TOS = TOS1 // TOS``.
 
 
-.. opcode:: BINARY_TRUE_DIVIDE ()
+.. opcode:: BINARY_TRUE_DIVIDE
 
    Implements ``TOS = TOS1 / TOS``.
 
 
-.. opcode:: BINARY_MODULO ()
+.. opcode:: BINARY_MODULO
 
    Implements ``TOS = TOS1 % TOS``.
 
 
-.. opcode:: BINARY_ADD ()
+.. opcode:: BINARY_ADD
 
    Implements ``TOS = TOS1 + TOS``.
 
 
-.. opcode:: BINARY_SUBTRACT ()
+.. opcode:: BINARY_SUBTRACT
 
    Implements ``TOS = TOS1 - TOS``.
 
 
-.. opcode:: BINARY_SUBSCR ()
+.. opcode:: BINARY_SUBSCR
 
    Implements ``TOS = TOS1[TOS]``.
 
 
-.. opcode:: BINARY_LSHIFT ()
+.. opcode:: BINARY_LSHIFT
 
    Implements ``TOS = TOS1 << TOS``.
 
 
-.. opcode:: BINARY_RSHIFT ()
+.. opcode:: BINARY_RSHIFT
 
    Implements ``TOS = TOS1 >> TOS``.
 
 
-.. opcode:: BINARY_AND ()
+.. opcode:: BINARY_AND
 
    Implements ``TOS = TOS1 & TOS``.
 
 
-.. opcode:: BINARY_XOR ()
+.. opcode:: BINARY_XOR
 
    Implements ``TOS = TOS1 ^ TOS``.
 
 
-.. opcode:: BINARY_OR ()
+.. opcode:: BINARY_OR
 
    Implements ``TOS = TOS1 | TOS``.
 
+
+**In-place operations**
+
 In-place operations are like binary operations, in that they remove TOS and
 TOS1, and push the result back on the stack, but the operation is done in-place
 when TOS1 supports it, and the resulting TOS may be (but does not have to be)
 the original TOS1.
 
-
-.. opcode:: INPLACE_POWER ()
+.. opcode:: INPLACE_POWER
 
    Implements in-place ``TOS = TOS1 ** TOS``.
 
 
-.. opcode:: INPLACE_MULTIPLY ()
+.. opcode:: INPLACE_MULTIPLY
 
    Implements in-place ``TOS = TOS1 * TOS``.
 
 
-.. opcode:: INPLACE_FLOOR_DIVIDE ()
+.. opcode:: INPLACE_FLOOR_DIVIDE
 
    Implements in-place ``TOS = TOS1 // TOS``.
 
 
-.. opcode:: INPLACE_TRUE_DIVIDE ()
+.. opcode:: INPLACE_TRUE_DIVIDE
 
    Implements in-place ``TOS = TOS1 / TOS``.
 
 
-.. opcode:: INPLACE_MODULO ()
+.. opcode:: INPLACE_MODULO
 
    Implements in-place ``TOS = TOS1 % TOS``.
 
 
-.. opcode:: INPLACE_ADD ()
+.. opcode:: INPLACE_ADD
 
    Implements in-place ``TOS = TOS1 + TOS``.
 
 
-.. opcode:: INPLACE_SUBTRACT ()
+.. opcode:: INPLACE_SUBTRACT
 
    Implements in-place ``TOS = TOS1 - TOS``.
 
 
-.. opcode:: INPLACE_LSHIFT ()
+.. opcode:: INPLACE_LSHIFT
 
    Implements in-place ``TOS = TOS1 << TOS``.
 
 
-.. opcode:: INPLACE_RSHIFT ()
+.. opcode:: INPLACE_RSHIFT
 
    Implements in-place ``TOS = TOS1 >> TOS``.
 
 
-.. opcode:: INPLACE_AND ()
+.. opcode:: INPLACE_AND
 
    Implements in-place ``TOS = TOS1 & TOS``.
 
 
-.. opcode:: INPLACE_XOR ()
+.. opcode:: INPLACE_XOR
 
    Implements in-place ``TOS = TOS1 ^ TOS``.
 
 
-.. opcode:: INPLACE_OR ()
+.. opcode:: INPLACE_OR
 
    Implements in-place ``TOS = TOS1 | TOS``.
 
 
-.. opcode:: STORE_SUBSCR ()
+.. opcode:: STORE_SUBSCR
 
    Implements ``TOS1[TOS] = TOS2``.
 
 
-.. opcode:: DELETE_SUBSCR ()
+.. opcode:: DELETE_SUBSCR
 
    Implements ``del TOS1[TOS]``.
 
-Miscellaneous opcodes.
 
+**Miscellaneous opcodes**
 
-.. opcode:: PRINT_EXPR ()
+.. opcode:: PRINT_EXPR
 
    Implements the expression statement for the interactive mode.  TOS is removed
    from the stack and printed.  In non-interactive mode, an expression statement is
    terminated with ``POP_STACK``.
 
 
-.. opcode:: BREAK_LOOP ()
+.. opcode:: BREAK_LOOP
 
    Terminates a loop due to a :keyword:`break` statement.
 
@@ -383,36 +396,35 @@
    Calls ``dict.setitem(TOS1[-i], TOS, TOS1)``.  Used to implement dict
    comprehensions.
 
-
 For all of the SET_ADD, LIST_APPEND and MAP_ADD instructions, while the
 added value or key/value pair is popped off, the container object remains on
 the stack so that it is available for further iterations of the loop.
 
 
-.. opcode:: RETURN_VALUE ()
+.. opcode:: RETURN_VALUE
 
    Returns with TOS to the caller of the function.
 
 
-.. opcode:: YIELD_VALUE ()
+.. opcode:: YIELD_VALUE
 
    Pops ``TOS`` and yields it from a :term:`generator`.
 
 
-.. opcode:: IMPORT_STAR ()
+.. opcode:: IMPORT_STAR
 
    Loads all symbols not starting with ``'_'`` directly from the module TOS to the
    local namespace. The module is popped after loading all names. This opcode
    implements ``from module import *``.
 
 
-.. opcode:: POP_BLOCK ()
+.. opcode:: POP_BLOCK
 
    Removes one block from the block stack.  Per frame, there is a  stack of blocks,
    denoting nested loops, try statements, and such.
 
 
-.. opcode:: POP_EXCEPT ()
+.. opcode:: POP_EXCEPT
 
    Removes one block from the block stack. The popped block must be an exception
    handler block, as implicitly created when entering an except handler.
@@ -420,20 +432,20 @@
    last three popped values are used to restore the exception state.
 
 
-.. opcode:: END_FINALLY ()
+.. opcode:: END_FINALLY
 
    Terminates a :keyword:`finally` clause.  The interpreter recalls whether the
    exception has to be re-raised, or whether the function returns, and continues
    with the outer-next block.
 
 
-.. opcode:: LOAD_BUILD_CLASS ()
+.. opcode:: LOAD_BUILD_CLASS
 
    Pushes :func:`builtins.__build_class__` onto the stack.  It is later called
    by ``CALL_FUNCTION`` to construct a class.
 
 
-.. opcode:: WITH_CLEANUP ()
+.. opcode:: WITH_CLEANUP
 
    Cleans up the stack when a :keyword:`with` statement block exits.  TOS is
    the context manager's :meth:`__exit__` bound method. Below TOS are 1--3
@@ -643,7 +655,7 @@
    Pushes a try block from a try-except clause onto the block stack. *delta* points
    to the finally block.
 
-.. opcode:: STORE_MAP ()
+.. opcode:: STORE_MAP
 
    Store a key and value pair in a dictionary.  Pops the key and value while leaving
    the dictionary on the stack.
@@ -759,7 +771,7 @@
    variable-arguments tuple, followed by explicit keyword and positional arguments.
 
 
-.. opcode:: HAVE_ARGUMENT ()
+.. opcode:: HAVE_ARGUMENT
 
    This is not really an opcode.  It identifies the dividing line between opcodes
    which don't take arguments ``< HAVE_ARGUMENT`` and those which do ``>=
diff --git a/Doc/library/http.server.rst b/Doc/library/http.server.rst
index 5fdb543..1ca1620 100644
--- a/Doc/library/http.server.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/http.server.rst
@@ -284,30 +284,30 @@
       For example usage, see the implementation of the :func:`test` function
       invocation in the :mod:`http.server` module.
 
-The :class:`SimpleHTTPRequestHandler` class can be invoked the following manner
-with the :mod:`http.server` to create a very basic webserver serving files
-relative to the current directory.::
 
-        import http.server
-        import socketserver
+The :class:`SimpleHTTPRequestHandler` class can be used in the following
+manner in order to create a very basic webserver serving files relative to
+the current directory. ::
 
-        PORT = 8000
+   import http.server
+   import socketserver
 
-        Handler = http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler
+   PORT = 8000
 
-        httpd = socketserver.TCPServer(("", PORT), Handler)
+   Handler = http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler
 
-        print("serving at port", PORT)
-        httpd.serve_forever()
+   httpd = socketserver.TCPServer(("", PORT), Handler)
 
-:mod:`http.server` can also be invoked directly using the ``-m`` switch of
-interpreter a with ``port number`` argument which uses
-:class:`SimpleHTTPRequestHandler` as the default request Handler. Similar to
-the previous example, even this serves files relative to the current
-directory.::
+   print("serving at port", PORT)
+   httpd.serve_forever()
+
+:mod:`http.server` can also be invoked directly using the :option:`-m`
+switch of the interpreter a with ``port number`` argument.  Similar to
+the previous example, this serves files relative to the current directory. ::
 
         python -m http.server 8000
 
+
 .. class:: CGIHTTPRequestHandler(request, client_address, server)
 
    This class is used to serve either files or output of CGI scripts from the
diff --git a/Doc/tools/sphinxext/pyspecific.py b/Doc/tools/sphinxext/pyspecific.py
index 143003f..7111c06 100644
--- a/Doc/tools/sphinxext/pyspecific.py
+++ b/Doc/tools/sphinxext/pyspecific.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
     Sphinx extension with Python doc-specific markup.
 
-    :copyright: 2008, 2009 by Georg Brandl.
+    :copyright: 2008, 2009, 2010 by Georg Brandl.
     :license: Python license.
 """
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
 import re
 from sphinx import addnodes
 
-opcode_sig_re = re.compile(r'(\w+(?:\+\d)?)\s*\((.*)\)')
+opcode_sig_re = re.compile(r'(\w+(?:\+\d)?)(?:\s*\((.*)\))?')
 
 def parse_opcode_signature(env, sig, signode):
     """Transform an opcode signature into RST nodes."""
@@ -158,9 +158,10 @@
         raise ValueError
     opname, arglist = m.groups()
     signode += addnodes.desc_name(opname, opname)
-    paramlist = addnodes.desc_parameterlist()
-    signode += paramlist
-    paramlist += addnodes.desc_parameter(arglist, arglist)
+    if arglist is not None:
+        paramlist = addnodes.desc_parameterlist()
+        signode += paramlist
+        paramlist += addnodes.desc_parameter(arglist, arglist)
     return opname.strip()
 
 
diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst b/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst
index 8a2d645..bd88ad6 100644
--- a/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst
+++ b/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@
 If you do need to iterate over a sequence of numbers, the built-in function
 :func:`range` comes in handy.  It generates arithmetic progressions::
 
-
     >>> for i in range(5):
     ...     print(i)
     ...
@@ -97,9 +96,7 @@
     3
     4
 
-
-
-The given end point is never part of the generated list; ``range(10)`` generates
+The given end point is never part of the generated sequence; ``range(10)`` generates
 10 values, the legal indices for items of a sequence of length 10.  It
 is possible to let the range start at another number, or to specify a different
 increment (even negative; sometimes this is called the 'step')::
diff --git a/Doc/using/cmdline.rst b/Doc/using/cmdline.rst
index 0978770..3fe0c7a 100644
--- a/Doc/using/cmdline.rst
+++ b/Doc/using/cmdline.rst
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
 .. cmdoption:: -c <command>
 
-   Execute the Python code in *command*.  *command* can be one ore more
+   Execute the Python code in *command*.  *command* can be one or more
    statements separated by newlines, with significant leading whitespace as in
    normal module code.