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Clarify that PyStructSequence is different from collections.namedtuple #142626

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7 changes: 5 additions & 2 deletions Doc/c-api/tuple.rst
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Expand Up @@ -148,8 +148,11 @@ Tuple Objects
Struct Sequence Objects
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Struct sequence objects are the C equivalent of :func:`~collections.namedtuple`
objects, i.e. a sequence whose items can also be accessed through attributes.
A struct sequence object is a :term:`named tuple`, that is, a sequence
whose items can also be accessed through attributes.
It is similar to :func:`collections.namedtuple`, but provides a slightly
different interface.
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Looks better, but maybe we can be less vague here and describe difference?


To create a struct sequence, you first have to create a specific struct sequence
type.

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