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3 changes: 1 addition & 2 deletions Doc/reference/simple_stmts.rst
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Expand Up @@ -465,8 +465,7 @@ Deletion of a target list recursively deletes each target, from left to right.

Deletion of a name removes the binding of that name from the local or global
namespace, depending on whether the name occurs in a :keyword:`global` statement
in the same code block. If the name is unbound, a :exc:`NameError` exception
will be raised.
in the same code block. Trying to delete an unbound name raises a :exc:`NameError` exception.

.. index:: pair: attribute; deletion

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