Closes #11633 Clarify print buffering.
diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/library/functions.rst
index e5d4a99..ff6d1c0 100644
--- a/Doc/library/functions.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/functions.rst
@@ -954,7 +954,9 @@
*end*.
The *file* argument must be an object with a ``write(string)`` method; if it
- is not present or ``None``, :data:`sys.stdout` will be used.
+ is not present or ``None``, :data:`sys.stdout` will be used. Output buffering
+ is determined by *file*. Use ``sys.stdout.flush()`` to ensure immediate
+ appearance on a screen.
.. function:: property(fget=None, fset=None, fdel=None, doc=None)