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7 changes: 3 additions & 4 deletions Doc/c-api/intro.rst
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Expand Up @@ -812,12 +812,12 @@ available that support tracing of reference counts, debugging the memory
allocator, or low-level profiling of the main interpreter loop. Only the most
frequently used builds will be described in the remainder of this section.

Compiling the interpreter with the :c:macro:`Py_DEBUG` macro defined produces
Compiling the interpreter with the :c:macro:`!Py_DEBUG` macro defined produces
what is generally meant by :ref:`a debug build of Python <debug-build>`.
:c:macro:`Py_DEBUG` is enabled in the Unix build by adding
:c:macro:`!Py_DEBUG` is enabled in the Unix build by adding
:option:`--with-pydebug` to the :file:`./configure` command.
It is also implied by the presence of the
not-Python-specific :c:macro:`_DEBUG` macro. When :c:macro:`Py_DEBUG` is enabled
not-Python-specific :c:macro:`!_DEBUG` macro. When :c:macro:`!Py_DEBUG` is enabled
in the Unix build, compiler optimization is disabled.

In addition to the reference count debugging described below, extra checks are
Expand All @@ -832,4 +832,3 @@ after every statement run by the interpreter.)

Please refer to :file:`Misc/SpecialBuilds.txt` in the Python source distribution
for more detailed information.

2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion Doc/library/test.rst
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Expand Up @@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ The :mod:`test.support` module defines the following constants:

.. data:: Py_DEBUG

True if Python is built with the :c:macro:`Py_DEBUG` macro defined: if
True if Python is built with the :c:macro:`!Py_DEBUG` macro defined: if
Python is :ref:`built in debug mode <debug-build>`
(:option:`./configure --with-pydebug <--with-pydebug>`).

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