diff --git a/Doc/library/asyncio-eventloop.rst b/Doc/library/asyncio-eventloop.rst
index 15b5b3f..7de5a0a 100644
--- a/Doc/library/asyncio-eventloop.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/asyncio-eventloop.rst
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
 
    .. versionadded:: 3.5.2
 
-.. method:: loop.create_task(coro, \*, name=None)
+.. method:: loop.create_task(coro, *, name=None)
 
    Schedule the execution of a :ref:`coroutine`.
    Return a :class:`Task` object.
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 .. coroutinemethod:: loop.create_connection(protocol_factory, \
-                          host=None, port=None, \*, ssl=None, \
+                          host=None, port=None, *, ssl=None, \
                           family=0, proto=0, flags=0, sock=None, \
                           local_addr=None, server_hostname=None, \
                           ssl_handshake_timeout=None, \
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@
       that can be used directly in async/await code.
 
 .. coroutinemethod:: loop.create_datagram_endpoint(protocol_factory, \
-                        local_addr=None, remote_addr=None, \*, \
+                        local_addr=None, remote_addr=None, *, \
                         family=0, proto=0, flags=0, \
                         reuse_address=None, reuse_port=None, \
                         allow_broadcast=None, sock=None)
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@
       Added support for Windows.
 
 .. coroutinemethod:: loop.create_unix_connection(protocol_factory, \
-                        path=None, \*, ssl=None, sock=None, \
+                        path=None, *, ssl=None, sock=None, \
                         server_hostname=None, ssl_handshake_timeout=None)
 
    Create a Unix connection.
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 .. coroutinemethod:: loop.create_server(protocol_factory, \
-                        host=None, port=None, \*, \
+                        host=None, port=None, *, \
                         family=socket.AF_UNSPEC, \
                         flags=socket.AI_PASSIVE, \
                         sock=None, backlog=100, ssl=None, \
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@
 
 
 .. coroutinemethod:: loop.create_unix_server(protocol_factory, path=None, \
-                          \*, sock=None, backlog=100, ssl=None, \
+                          *, sock=None, backlog=100, ssl=None, \
                           ssl_handshake_timeout=None, start_serving=True)
 
    Similar to :meth:`loop.create_server` but works with the
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@
       The *path* parameter can now be a :class:`~pathlib.Path` object.
 
 .. coroutinemethod:: loop.connect_accepted_socket(protocol_factory, \
-                        sock, \*, ssl=None, ssl_handshake_timeout=None)
+                        sock, *, ssl=None, ssl_handshake_timeout=None)
 
    Wrap an already accepted connection into a transport/protocol pair.
 
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@
 ^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 .. coroutinemethod:: loop.start_tls(transport, protocol, \
-                        sslcontext, \*, server_side=False, \
+                        sslcontext, *, server_side=False, \
                         server_hostname=None, ssl_handshake_timeout=None)
 
    Upgrade an existing transport-based connection to TLS.
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@
 Watching file descriptors
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-.. method:: loop.add_reader(fd, callback, \*args)
+.. method:: loop.add_reader(fd, callback, *args)
 
    Start monitoring the *fd* file descriptor for read availability and
    invoke *callback* with the specified arguments once *fd* is available for
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@
 
    Stop monitoring the *fd* file descriptor for read availability.
 
-.. method:: loop.add_writer(fd, callback, \*args)
+.. method:: loop.add_writer(fd, callback, *args)
 
    Start monitoring the *fd* file descriptor for write availability and
    invoke *callback* with the specified arguments once *fd* is available for
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@
       :meth:`loop.create_server` and :func:`start_server`.
 
 .. coroutinemethod:: loop.sock_sendfile(sock, file, offset=0, count=None, \
-                                        \*, fallback=True)
+                                        *, fallback=True)
 
    Send a file using high-performance :mod:`os.sendfile` if possible.
    Return the total number of bytes sent.
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@
 DNS
 ^^^
 
-.. coroutinemethod:: loop.getaddrinfo(host, port, \*, family=0, \
+.. coroutinemethod:: loop.getaddrinfo(host, port, *, family=0, \
                         type=0, proto=0, flags=0)
 
    Asynchronous version of :meth:`socket.getaddrinfo`.
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@
 Unix signals
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-.. method:: loop.add_signal_handler(signum, callback, \*args)
+.. method:: loop.add_signal_handler(signum, callback, *args)
 
    Set *callback* as the handler for the *signum* signal.
 
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@
 Executing code in thread or process pools
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-.. awaitablemethod:: loop.run_in_executor(executor, func, \*args)
+.. awaitablemethod:: loop.run_in_executor(executor, func, *args)
 
    Arrange for *func* to be called in the specified executor.
 
@@ -1237,9 +1237,9 @@
    subprocesses. See :ref:`Subprocess Support on Windows
    <asyncio-windows-subprocess>` for details.
 
-.. coroutinemethod:: loop.subprocess_exec(protocol_factory, \*args, \
+.. coroutinemethod:: loop.subprocess_exec(protocol_factory, *args, \
                       stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, \
-                      stderr=subprocess.PIPE, \*\*kwargs)
+                      stderr=subprocess.PIPE, **kwargs)
 
    Create a subprocess from one or more string arguments specified by
    *args*.
@@ -1319,9 +1319,9 @@
    conforms to the :class:`asyncio.SubprocessTransport` base class and
    *protocol* is an object instantiated by the *protocol_factory*.
 
-.. coroutinemethod:: loop.subprocess_shell(protocol_factory, cmd, \*, \
+.. coroutinemethod:: loop.subprocess_shell(protocol_factory, cmd, *, \
                         stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, \
-                        stderr=subprocess.PIPE, \*\*kwargs)
+                        stderr=subprocess.PIPE, **kwargs)
 
    Create a subprocess from *cmd*, which can be a :class:`str` or a
    :class:`bytes` string encoded to the
diff --git a/Doc/library/asyncio-future.rst b/Doc/library/asyncio-future.rst
index e1ac18e..939d4c1 100644
--- a/Doc/library/asyncio-future.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/asyncio-future.rst
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
    .. versionadded:: 3.5
 
 
-.. function:: ensure_future(obj, \*, loop=None)
+.. function:: ensure_future(obj, *, loop=None)
 
    Return:
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
       The function accepts any :term:`awaitable` object.
 
 
-.. function:: wrap_future(future, \*, loop=None)
+.. function:: wrap_future(future, *, loop=None)
 
    Wrap a :class:`concurrent.futures.Future` object in a
    :class:`asyncio.Future` object.
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 Future Object
 =============
 
-.. class:: Future(\*, loop=None)
+.. class:: Future(*, loop=None)
 
    A Future represents an eventual result of an asynchronous
    operation.  Not thread-safe.
diff --git a/Doc/library/asyncio-policy.rst b/Doc/library/asyncio-policy.rst
index 5e69525..ef6a058 100644
--- a/Doc/library/asyncio-policy.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/asyncio-policy.rst
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
 
 .. class:: AbstractChildWatcher
 
-   .. method:: add_child_handler(pid, callback, \*args)
+   .. method:: add_child_handler(pid, callback, *args)
 
       Register a new child handler.
 
diff --git a/Doc/library/asyncio-stream.rst b/Doc/library/asyncio-stream.rst
index bee47bc..9b456c1 100644
--- a/Doc/library/asyncio-stream.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/asyncio-stream.rst
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 and work with streams:
 
 
-.. coroutinefunction:: open_connection(host=None, port=None, \*, \
+.. coroutinefunction:: open_connection(host=None, port=None, *, \
                           limit=None, ssl=None, family=0, proto=0, \
                           flags=0, sock=None, local_addr=None, \
                           server_hostname=None, ssl_handshake_timeout=None)
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
       The *ssl_handshake_timeout* parameter.
 
 .. coroutinefunction:: start_server(client_connected_cb, host=None, \
-                          port=None, \*, limit=None, \
+                          port=None, *, limit=None, \
                           family=socket.AF_UNSPEC, \
                           flags=socket.AI_PASSIVE, sock=None, \
                           backlog=100, ssl=None, reuse_address=None, \
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 
 .. rubric:: Unix Sockets
 
-.. coroutinefunction:: open_unix_connection(path=None, \*, limit=None, \
+.. coroutinefunction:: open_unix_connection(path=None, *, limit=None, \
                         ssl=None, sock=None, server_hostname=None, \
                         ssl_handshake_timeout=None)
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 
 
 .. coroutinefunction:: start_unix_server(client_connected_cb, path=None, \
-                          \*, limit=None, sock=None, backlog=100, ssl=None, \
+                          *, limit=None, sock=None, backlog=100, ssl=None, \
                           ssl_handshake_timeout=None, start_serving=True)
 
    Start a Unix socket server.
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
       can be read.  Use the :attr:`IncompleteReadError.partial`
       attribute to get the partially read data.
 
-   .. coroutinemethod:: readuntil(separator=b'\\n')
+   .. coroutinemethod:: readuntil(separator=b'\n')
 
       Read data from the stream until *separator* is found.
 
diff --git a/Doc/library/asyncio-subprocess.rst b/Doc/library/asyncio-subprocess.rst
index ea67430..f955a29 100644
--- a/Doc/library/asyncio-subprocess.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/asyncio-subprocess.rst
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@
 Creating Subprocesses
 =====================
 
-.. coroutinefunction:: create_subprocess_exec(program, \*args, stdin=None, \
-                          stdout=None, stderr=None, limit=None, \*\*kwds)
+.. coroutinefunction:: create_subprocess_exec(program, *args, stdin=None, \
+                          stdout=None, stderr=None, limit=None, **kwds)
 
    Create a subprocess.
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 
 
 .. coroutinefunction:: create_subprocess_shell(cmd, stdin=None, \
-                          stdout=None, stderr=None, limit=None, \*\*kwds)
+                          stdout=None, stderr=None, limit=None, **kwds)
 
    Run the *cmd* shell command.
 
diff --git a/Doc/library/asyncio-task.rst b/Doc/library/asyncio-task.rst
index 73ada0e..45e5843 100644
--- a/Doc/library/asyncio-task.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/asyncio-task.rst
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
 Running an asyncio Program
 ==========================
 
-.. function:: run(coro, \*, debug=False)
+.. function:: run(coro, *, debug=False)
 
     Execute the :term:`coroutine` *coro* and return the result.
 
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
 Creating Tasks
 ==============
 
-.. function:: create_task(coro, \*, name=None)
+.. function:: create_task(coro, *, name=None)
 
    Wrap the *coro* :ref:`coroutine <coroutine>` into a :class:`Task`
    and schedule its execution.  Return the Task object.
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@
 Running Tasks Concurrently
 ==========================
 
-.. awaitablefunction:: gather(\*aws, return_exceptions=False)
+.. awaitablefunction:: gather(*aws, return_exceptions=False)
 
    Run :ref:`awaitable objects <asyncio-awaitables>` in the *aws*
    sequence *concurrently*.
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@
 Waiting Primitives
 ==================
 
-.. coroutinefunction:: wait(aws, \*, timeout=None, return_when=ALL_COMPLETED)
+.. coroutinefunction:: wait(aws, *, timeout=None, return_when=ALL_COMPLETED)
 
    Run :ref:`awaitable objects <asyncio-awaitables>` in the *aws*
    iterable concurrently and block until the condition specified
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@
       deprecated.
 
 
-.. function:: as_completed(aws, \*, timeout=None)
+.. function:: as_completed(aws, *, timeout=None)
 
    Run :ref:`awaitable objects <asyncio-awaitables>` in the *aws*
    iterable concurrently.  Return an iterator of coroutines.
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@
 Running in Threads
 ==================
 
-.. coroutinefunction:: to_thread(func, /, \*args, \*\*kwargs)
+.. coroutinefunction:: to_thread(func, /, *args, **kwargs)
 
    Asynchronously run function *func* in a separate thread.
 
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@
 Task Object
 ===========
 
-.. class:: Task(coro, \*, loop=None, name=None)
+.. class:: Task(coro, *, loop=None, name=None)
 
    A :class:`Future-like <Future>` object that runs a Python
    :ref:`coroutine <coroutine>`.  Not thread-safe.
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@
       See the documentation of :meth:`Future.remove_done_callback`
       for more details.
 
-   .. method:: get_stack(\*, limit=None)
+   .. method:: get_stack(*, limit=None)
 
       Return the list of stack frames for this Task.
 
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@
       stack are returned, but the oldest frames of a traceback are
       returned.  (This matches the behavior of the traceback module.)
 
-   .. method:: print_stack(\*, limit=None, file=None)
+   .. method:: print_stack(*, limit=None, file=None)
 
       Print the stack or traceback for this Task.
 
diff --git a/Doc/library/base64.rst b/Doc/library/base64.rst
index 2f24bb6..25b3a4c 100644
--- a/Doc/library/base64.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/base64.rst
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
    .. versionadded:: 3.4
 
 
-.. function:: a85decode(b, *, foldspaces=False, adobe=False, ignorechars=b' \\t\\n\\r\\v')
+.. function:: a85decode(b, *, foldspaces=False, adobe=False, ignorechars=b' \t\n\r\v')
 
    Decode the Ascii85 encoded :term:`bytes-like object` or ASCII string *b* and
    return the decoded :class:`bytes`.
diff --git a/Doc/library/compileall.rst b/Doc/library/compileall.rst
index 9b914b1..5c6e68f 100644
--- a/Doc/library/compileall.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/compileall.rst
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 Public functions
 ----------------
 
-.. function:: compile_dir(dir, maxlevels=sys.getrecursionlimit(), ddir=None, force=False, rx=None, quiet=0, legacy=False, optimize=-1, workers=1, invalidation_mode=None, \*, stripdir=None, prependdir=None, limit_sl_dest=None, hardlink_dupes=False)
+.. function:: compile_dir(dir, maxlevels=sys.getrecursionlimit(), ddir=None, force=False, rx=None, quiet=0, legacy=False, optimize=-1, workers=1, invalidation_mode=None, *, stripdir=None, prependdir=None, limit_sl_dest=None, hardlink_dupes=False)
 
    Recursively descend the directory tree named by *dir*, compiling all :file:`.py`
    files along the way. Return a true value if all the files compiled successfully,
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
       Added *stripdir*, *prependdir*, *limit_sl_dest* and *hardlink_dupes* arguments.
       Default value of *maxlevels* was changed from ``10`` to ``sys.getrecursionlimit()``
 
-.. function:: compile_file(fullname, ddir=None, force=False, rx=None, quiet=0, legacy=False, optimize=-1, invalidation_mode=None, \*, stripdir=None, prependdir=None, limit_sl_dest=None, hardlink_dupes=False)
+.. function:: compile_file(fullname, ddir=None, force=False, rx=None, quiet=0, legacy=False, optimize=-1, invalidation_mode=None, *, stripdir=None, prependdir=None, limit_sl_dest=None, hardlink_dupes=False)
 
    Compile the file with path *fullname*. Return a true value if the file
    compiled successfully, and a false value otherwise.
diff --git a/Doc/library/concurrent.futures.rst b/Doc/library/concurrent.futures.rst
index 61d6c11..d57f8ce 100644
--- a/Doc/library/concurrent.futures.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/concurrent.futures.rst
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
        .. versionchanged:: 3.5
           Added the *chunksize* argument.
 
-    .. method:: shutdown(wait=True, \*, cancel_futures=False)
+    .. method:: shutdown(wait=True, *, cancel_futures=False)
 
        Signal the executor that it should free any resources that it is using
        when the currently pending futures are done executing.  Calls to
diff --git a/Doc/library/contextvars.rst b/Doc/library/contextvars.rst
index 8805661..14ac47f 100644
--- a/Doc/library/contextvars.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/contextvars.rst
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 Context Variables
 -----------------
 
-.. class:: ContextVar(name, [\*, default])
+.. class:: ContextVar(name, [*, default])
 
    This class is used to declare a new Context Variable, e.g.::
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
 
    Context implements the :class:`collections.abc.Mapping` interface.
 
-   .. method:: run(callable, \*args, \*\*kwargs)
+   .. method:: run(callable, *args, **kwargs)
 
       Execute ``callable(*args, **kwargs)`` code in the context object
       the *run* method is called on.  Return the result of the execution
diff --git a/Doc/library/ctypes.rst b/Doc/library/ctypes.rst
index bf32d3e..7313148 100644
--- a/Doc/library/ctypes.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/ctypes.rst
@@ -2508,7 +2508,7 @@
 Arrays and pointers
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-.. class:: Array(\*args)
+.. class:: Array(*args)
 
    Abstract base class for arrays.
 
diff --git a/Doc/library/difflib.rst b/Doc/library/difflib.rst
index aa08988..a5ee0fb 100644
--- a/Doc/library/difflib.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/difflib.rst
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
    contains a good example of its use.
 
 
-.. function:: context_diff(a, b, fromfile='', tofile='', fromfiledate='', tofiledate='', n=3, lineterm='\\n')
+.. function:: context_diff(a, b, fromfile='', tofile='', fromfiledate='', tofiledate='', n=3, lineterm='\n')
 
    Compare *a* and *b* (lists of strings); return a delta (a :term:`generator`
    generating the delta lines) in context diff format.
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
       emu
 
 
-.. function:: unified_diff(a, b, fromfile='', tofile='', fromfiledate='', tofiledate='', n=3, lineterm='\\n')
+.. function:: unified_diff(a, b, fromfile='', tofile='', fromfiledate='', tofiledate='', n=3, lineterm='\n')
 
    Compare *a* and *b* (lists of strings); return a delta (a :term:`generator`
    generating the delta lines) in unified diff format.
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
 
    See :ref:`difflib-interface` for a more detailed example.
 
-.. function:: diff_bytes(dfunc, a, b, fromfile=b'', tofile=b'', fromfiledate=b'', tofiledate=b'', n=3, lineterm=b'\\n')
+.. function:: diff_bytes(dfunc, a, b, fromfile=b'', tofile=b'', fromfiledate=b'', tofiledate=b'', n=3, lineterm=b'\n')
 
    Compare *a* and *b* (lists of bytes objects) using *dfunc*; yield a
    sequence of delta lines (also bytes) in the format returned by *dfunc*.
diff --git a/Doc/library/email.header.rst b/Doc/library/email.header.rst
index 07152c2..e093f13 100644
--- a/Doc/library/email.header.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/email.header.rst
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
       if *s* is a byte string.
 
 
-   .. method:: encode(splitchars=';, \\t', maxlinelen=None, linesep='\\n')
+   .. method:: encode(splitchars=';, \t', maxlinelen=None, linesep='\n')
 
       Encode a message header into an RFC-compliant format, possibly wrapping
       long lines and encapsulating non-ASCII parts in base64 or quoted-printable
diff --git a/Doc/library/email.policy.rst b/Doc/library/email.policy.rst
index 8e70762..bf53b95 100644
--- a/Doc/library/email.policy.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/email.policy.rst
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
       :meth:`register_defect` method.
 
 
-   .. attribute:: mangle_from\_
+   .. attribute:: mangle_from_
 
       If :const:`True`, lines starting with *"From "* in the body are
       escaped by putting a ``>`` in front of them. This parameter is used when
diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/library/functions.rst
index 24dc65d..0598a6c 100644
--- a/Doc/library/functions.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/functions.rst
@@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@
       supported.
 
 
-.. function:: print(*objects, sep=' ', end='\\n', file=sys.stdout, flush=False)
+.. function:: print(*objects, sep=' ', end='\n', file=sys.stdout, flush=False)
 
    Print *objects* to the text stream *file*, separated by *sep* and followed
    by *end*.  *sep*, *end*, *file* and *flush*, if present, must be given as keyword
diff --git a/Doc/library/http.cookies.rst b/Doc/library/http.cookies.rst
index 17792b2..a2c1eb0 100644
--- a/Doc/library/http.cookies.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/http.cookies.rst
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
    :meth:`value_decode` are inverses on the range of *value_decode*.
 
 
-.. method:: BaseCookie.output(attrs=None, header='Set-Cookie:', sep='\\r\\n')
+.. method:: BaseCookie.output(attrs=None, header='Set-Cookie:', sep='\r\n')
 
    Return a string representation suitable to be sent as HTTP headers. *attrs* and
    *header* are sent to each :class:`Morsel`'s :meth:`output` method. *sep* is used
diff --git a/Doc/library/importlib.rst b/Doc/library/importlib.rst
index 45b62ae..f1c444f 100644
--- a/Doc/library/importlib.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/importlib.rst
@@ -1138,7 +1138,7 @@
       directory for ``''`` (i.e. the empty string).
 
 
-.. class:: FileFinder(path, \*loader_details)
+.. class:: FileFinder(path, *loader_details)
 
    A concrete implementation of :class:`importlib.abc.PathEntryFinder` which
    caches results from the file system.
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@
 
       Clear out the internal cache.
 
-   .. classmethod:: path_hook(\*loader_details)
+   .. classmethod:: path_hook(*loader_details)
 
       A class method which returns a closure for use on :attr:`sys.path_hooks`.
       An instance of :class:`FileFinder` is returned by the closure using the
diff --git a/Doc/library/inspect.rst b/Doc/library/inspect.rst
index d00a30f..b53a942 100644
--- a/Doc/library/inspect.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/inspect.rst
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@
 return annotation.  To retrieve a Signature object, use the :func:`signature`
 function.
 
-.. function:: signature(callable, \*, follow_wrapped=True)
+.. function:: signature(callable, *, follow_wrapped=True)
 
    Return a :class:`Signature` object for the given ``callable``::
 
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@
       C provide no metadata about their arguments.
 
 
-.. class:: Signature(parameters=None, \*, return_annotation=Signature.empty)
+.. class:: Signature(parameters=None, *, return_annotation=Signature.empty)
 
    A Signature object represents the call signature of a function and its return
    annotation.  For each parameter accepted by the function it stores a
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@
          >>> str(new_sig)
          "(a, b) -> 'new return anno'"
 
-   .. classmethod:: Signature.from_callable(obj, \*, follow_wrapped=True)
+   .. classmethod:: Signature.from_callable(obj, *, follow_wrapped=True)
 
        Return a :class:`Signature` (or its subclass) object for a given callable
        ``obj``.  Pass ``follow_wrapped=False`` to get a signature of ``obj``
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@
        .. versionadded:: 3.5
 
 
-.. class:: Parameter(name, kind, \*, default=Parameter.empty, annotation=Parameter.empty)
+.. class:: Parameter(name, kind, *, default=Parameter.empty, annotation=Parameter.empty)
 
    Parameter objects are *immutable*.  Instead of modifying a Parameter object,
    you can use :meth:`Parameter.replace` to create a modified copy.
diff --git a/Doc/library/io.rst b/Doc/library/io.rst
index aecbec5..048cb2a 100644
--- a/Doc/library/io.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/io.rst
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@
       .. versionadded:: 3.7
 
 
-.. class:: StringIO(initial_value='', newline='\\n')
+.. class:: StringIO(initial_value='', newline='\n')
 
    A text stream using an in-memory text buffer.  It inherits
    :class:`TextIOBase`.
diff --git a/Doc/library/lzma.rst b/Doc/library/lzma.rst
index 4bfff9c..633c878 100644
--- a/Doc/library/lzma.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/lzma.rst
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 Reading and writing compressed files
 ------------------------------------
 
-.. function:: open(filename, mode="rb", \*, format=None, check=-1, preset=None, filters=None, encoding=None, errors=None, newline=None)
+.. function:: open(filename, mode="rb", *, format=None, check=-1, preset=None, filters=None, encoding=None, errors=None, newline=None)
 
    Open an LZMA-compressed file in binary or text mode, returning a :term:`file
    object`.
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
       Accepts a :term:`path-like object`.
 
 
-.. class:: LZMAFile(filename=None, mode="r", \*, format=None, check=-1, preset=None, filters=None)
+.. class:: LZMAFile(filename=None, mode="r", *, format=None, check=-1, preset=None, filters=None)
 
    Open an LZMA-compressed file in binary mode.
 
diff --git a/Doc/library/os.rst b/Doc/library/os.rst
index b309988..ab1a615 100644
--- a/Doc/library/os.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/os.rst
@@ -1991,7 +1991,7 @@
       Accepts a :term:`path-like object`.
 
 
-.. function:: lstat(path, \*, dir_fd=None)
+.. function:: lstat(path, *, dir_fd=None)
 
    Perform the equivalent of an :c:func:`lstat` system call on the given path.
    Similar to :func:`~os.stat`, but does not follow symbolic links. Return a
@@ -2498,7 +2498,7 @@
       On the first, uncached call, a system call is required on Windows but
       not on Unix.
 
-   .. method:: is_dir(\*, follow_symlinks=True)
+   .. method:: is_dir(*, follow_symlinks=True)
 
       Return ``True`` if this entry is a directory or a symbolic link pointing
       to a directory; return ``False`` if the entry is or points to any other
@@ -2522,7 +2522,7 @@
       This method can raise :exc:`OSError`, such as :exc:`PermissionError`,
       but :exc:`FileNotFoundError` is caught and not raised.
 
-   .. method:: is_file(\*, follow_symlinks=True)
+   .. method:: is_file(*, follow_symlinks=True)
 
       Return ``True`` if this entry is a file or a symbolic link pointing to a
       file; return ``False`` if the entry is or points to a directory or other
@@ -2552,7 +2552,7 @@
       This method can raise :exc:`OSError`, such as :exc:`PermissionError`,
       but :exc:`FileNotFoundError` is caught and not raised.
 
-   .. method:: stat(\*, follow_symlinks=True)
+   .. method:: stat(*, follow_symlinks=True)
 
       Return a :class:`stat_result` object for this entry. This method
       follows symbolic links by default; to stat a symbolic link add the
@@ -2584,7 +2584,7 @@
       for :class:`bytes` paths on Windows.
 
 
-.. function:: stat(path, \*, dir_fd=None, follow_symlinks=True)
+.. function:: stat(path, *, dir_fd=None, follow_symlinks=True)
 
    Get the status of a file or a file descriptor. Perform the equivalent of a
    :c:func:`stat` system call on the given path. *path* may be specified as
diff --git a/Doc/library/pickle.rst b/Doc/library/pickle.rst
index b7c3452..be48561 100644
--- a/Doc/library/pickle.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/pickle.rst
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
 The :mod:`pickle` module provides the following functions to make the pickling
 process more convenient:
 
-.. function:: dump(obj, file, protocol=None, \*, fix_imports=True, buffer_callback=None)
+.. function:: dump(obj, file, protocol=None, *, fix_imports=True, buffer_callback=None)
 
    Write the pickled representation of the object *obj* to the open
    :term:`file object` *file*.  This is equivalent to
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
    .. versionchanged:: 3.8
       The *buffer_callback* argument was added.
 
-.. function:: dumps(obj, protocol=None, \*, fix_imports=True, buffer_callback=None)
+.. function:: dumps(obj, protocol=None, *, fix_imports=True, buffer_callback=None)
 
    Return the pickled representation of the object *obj* as a :class:`bytes` object,
    instead of writing it to a file.
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
    .. versionchanged:: 3.8
       The *buffer_callback* argument was added.
 
-.. function:: load(file, \*, fix_imports=True, encoding="ASCII", errors="strict", buffers=None)
+.. function:: load(file, *, fix_imports=True, encoding="ASCII", errors="strict", buffers=None)
 
    Read the pickled representation of an object from the open :term:`file object`
    *file* and return the reconstituted object hierarchy specified therein.
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
    .. versionchanged:: 3.8
       The *buffers* argument was added.
 
-.. function:: loads(data, /, \*, fix_imports=True, encoding="ASCII", errors="strict", buffers=None)
+.. function:: loads(data, /, *, fix_imports=True, encoding="ASCII", errors="strict", buffers=None)
 
    Return the reconstituted object hierarchy of the pickled representation
    *data* of an object. *data* must be a :term:`bytes-like object`.
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
 The :mod:`pickle` module exports three classes, :class:`Pickler`,
 :class:`Unpickler` and :class:`PickleBuffer`:
 
-.. class:: Pickler(file, protocol=None, \*, fix_imports=True, buffer_callback=None)
+.. class:: Pickler(file, protocol=None, *, fix_imports=True, buffer_callback=None)
 
    This takes a binary file for writing a pickle data stream.
 
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@
       Use :func:`pickletools.optimize` if you need more compact pickles.
 
 
-.. class:: Unpickler(file, \*, fix_imports=True, encoding="ASCII", errors="strict", buffers=None)
+.. class:: Unpickler(file, *, fix_imports=True, encoding="ASCII", errors="strict", buffers=None)
 
    This takes a binary file for reading a pickle data stream.
 
diff --git a/Doc/library/plistlib.rst b/Doc/library/plistlib.rst
index 6def72b..ce6d4a8 100644
--- a/Doc/library/plistlib.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/plistlib.rst
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 
 This module defines the following functions:
 
-.. function:: load(fp, \*, fmt=None, dict_type=dict)
+.. function:: load(fp, *, fmt=None, dict_type=dict)
 
    Read a plist file. *fp* should be a readable and binary file object.
    Return the unpacked root object (which usually is a
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
    .. versionadded:: 3.4
 
 
-.. function:: loads(data, \*, fmt=None, dict_type=dict)
+.. function:: loads(data, *, fmt=None, dict_type=dict)
 
    Load a plist from a bytes object. See :func:`load` for an explanation of
    the keyword arguments.
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
    .. versionadded:: 3.4
 
 
-.. function:: dump(value, fp, \*, fmt=FMT_XML, sort_keys=True, skipkeys=False)
+.. function:: dump(value, fp, *, fmt=FMT_XML, sort_keys=True, skipkeys=False)
 
    Write *value* to a plist file. *Fp* should be a writable, binary
    file object.
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
    .. versionadded:: 3.4
 
 
-.. function:: dumps(value, \*, fmt=FMT_XML, sort_keys=True, skipkeys=False)
+.. function:: dumps(value, *, fmt=FMT_XML, sort_keys=True, skipkeys=False)
 
    Return *value* as a plist-formatted bytes object. See
    the documentation for :func:`dump` for an explanation of the keyword
diff --git a/Doc/library/shutil.rst b/Doc/library/shutil.rst
index 3f51227..435787c 100644
--- a/Doc/library/shutil.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/shutil.rst
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
       copy the file more efficiently. See
       :ref:`shutil-platform-dependent-efficient-copy-operations` section.
 
-.. function:: ignore_patterns(\*patterns)
+.. function:: ignore_patterns(*patterns)
 
    This factory function creates a function that can be used as a callable for
    :func:`copytree`\'s *ignore* argument, ignoring files and directories that
diff --git a/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst b/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst
index 59c2b84..e48f67b 100644
--- a/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@
 
     .. versionadded:: 3.10
 
-.. method:: int.to_bytes(length, byteorder, \*, signed=False)
+.. method:: int.to_bytes(length, byteorder, *, signed=False)
 
     Return an array of bytes representing an integer.
 
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@
 
     .. versionadded:: 3.2
 
-.. classmethod:: int.from_bytes(bytes, byteorder, \*, signed=False)
+.. classmethod:: int.from_bytes(bytes, byteorder, *, signed=False)
 
     Return the integer represented by the given array of bytes.
 
diff --git a/Doc/library/subprocess.rst b/Doc/library/subprocess.rst
index 7f947ef..4ac3f80 100644
--- a/Doc/library/subprocess.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/subprocess.rst
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@
                  stderr=None, preexec_fn=None, close_fds=True, shell=False, \
                  cwd=None, env=None, universal_newlines=None, \
                  startupinfo=None, creationflags=0, restore_signals=True, \
-                 start_new_session=False, pass_fds=(), \*, group=None, \
+                 start_new_session=False, pass_fds=(), *, group=None, \
                  extra_groups=None, user=None, umask=-1, \
                  encoding=None, errors=None, text=None, pipesize=-1)
 
diff --git a/Doc/library/sysconfig.rst b/Doc/library/sysconfig.rst
index 78a1dfc..c9306e9 100644
--- a/Doc/library/sysconfig.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/sysconfig.rst
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 Notice that on Windows, it's a much smaller set.
 
-.. function:: get_config_vars(\*args)
+.. function:: get_config_vars(*args)
 
    With no arguments, return a dictionary of all configuration variables
    relevant for the current platform.
diff --git a/Doc/library/tarfile.rst b/Doc/library/tarfile.rst
index 7a114fd..13088a1 100644
--- a/Doc/library/tarfile.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/tarfile.rst
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
    Added support for :mod:`lzma` compression.
 
 
-.. function:: open(name=None, mode='r', fileobj=None, bufsize=10240, \*\*kwargs)
+.. function:: open(name=None, mode='r', fileobj=None, bufsize=10240, **kwargs)
 
    Return a :class:`TarFile` object for the pathname *name*. For detailed
    information on :class:`TarFile` objects and the keyword arguments that are
diff --git a/Doc/library/test.rst b/Doc/library/test.rst
index ce6b868..e4f779b 100644
--- a/Doc/library/test.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/test.rst
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@
    Define match test with regular expression *patterns*.
 
 
-.. function:: run_unittest(\*classes)
+.. function:: run_unittest(*classes)
 
    Execute :class:`unittest.TestCase` subclasses passed to the function. The
    function scans the classes for methods starting with the prefix ``test_``
@@ -1599,7 +1599,7 @@
    .. versionadded:: 3.8
 
 
-.. function:: check_warnings(\*filters, quiet=True)
+.. function:: check_warnings(*filters, quiet=True)
 
    A convenience wrapper for :func:`warnings.catch_warnings()` that makes it
    easier to test that a warning was correctly raised.  It is approximately
diff --git a/Doc/library/warnings.rst b/Doc/library/warnings.rst
index a481a35..9c1743c 100644
--- a/Doc/library/warnings.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/warnings.rst
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@
 Available Context Managers
 --------------------------
 
-.. class:: catch_warnings(\*, record=False, module=None)
+.. class:: catch_warnings(*, record=False, module=None)
 
     A context manager that copies and, upon exit, restores the warnings filter
     and the :func:`showwarning` function.
diff --git a/Doc/library/winreg.rst b/Doc/library/winreg.rst
index dccb7db..487856a 100644
--- a/Doc/library/winreg.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/winreg.rst
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@
 
 
 .. method:: PyHKEY.__enter__()
-            PyHKEY.__exit__(\*exc_info)
+            PyHKEY.__exit__(*exc_info)
 
    The HKEY object implements :meth:`~object.__enter__` and
    :meth:`~object.__exit__` and thus supports the context protocol for the
diff --git a/Doc/library/xml.dom.minidom.rst b/Doc/library/xml.dom.minidom.rst
index bf72c46..e1cc967 100644
--- a/Doc/library/xml.dom.minidom.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/xml.dom.minidom.rst
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
       The :meth:`toxml` method now preserves the attribute order specified
       by the user.
 
-.. method:: Node.toprettyxml(indent="\\t", newl="\\n", encoding=None, \
+.. method:: Node.toprettyxml(indent="\t", newl="\n", encoding=None, \
                              standalone=None)
 
    Return a pretty-printed version of the document. *indent* specifies the