bpo-28681: Clarify multiple function names in the tutorial (GH-21340)
* improve control flow docs
* Add also
Co-authored-by: Terry Jan Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>
Co-authored-by: Terry Jan Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>
diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst b/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst
index 26de866..5d5b01d 100644
--- a/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst
+++ b/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst
@@ -300,11 +300,10 @@
not the value of the object). [#]_ When a function calls another function, a new
local symbol table is created for that call.
-A function definition introduces the function name in the current symbol table.
-The value of the function name has a type that is recognized by the interpreter
-as a user-defined function. This value can be assigned to another name which
-can then also be used as a function. This serves as a general renaming
-mechanism::
+A function definition associates the function name with the function object in
+the current symbol table. The interpreter recognizes the object pointed to by
+that name as a user-defined function. Other names can also point to that same
+function object and can also be used to access the function::
>>> fib
<function fib at 10042ed0>