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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Replace \"starred_list\" with standard grammar term \"expression_list\" in for statement documentation","articleBody":"# Documentation\nIn the [compound statements docs](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/compound_stmts.html#the-for-statement), section 8.3 i found:\n\n\u003e for_stmt ::= \"for\" [target_list](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/simple_stmts.html#grammar-token-python-grammar-target_list) \"in\" starred_list \":\" [suite](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/compound_stmts.html#grammar-token-python-grammar-suite)\n             [\"else\" \":\" [suite](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/compound_stmts.html#grammar-token-python-grammar-suite)]\n\nHowever, starred_list does not appear to be a defined production rule elsewhere in the language reference. It seems to act more like a semantic placeholder to indicate that starred_expressions (like *x) are allowed in the iterable.\n\nSince the real grammar uses expression_list — which already includes starred_expression — would it be more consistent and accurate to write this instead?:\n\n\u003e for_stmt ::= \"for\" target_list \"in\" expression_list \":\" suite\n             [\"else\" \":\" suite]\n\n\n…and then note in the accompanying text that starred_expression is supported?\nThis might reduce confusion for readers trying to understand or implement the formal grammar.\nCan I work on that?\n\n\u003c!-- gh-linked-prs --\u003e\n### Linked PRs\n* gh-134034\n* gh-134424\n\u003c!-- /gh-linked-prs --\u003e\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/Yash-Vijay29","@type":"Person","name":"Yash-Vijay29"},"datePublished":"2025-05-15T03:58:30.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":9},"url":"https://github.com/134026/cpython/issues/134026"}