gh-103590: mention that the change is included in 3.11.4 and clarify …

…except* documentation (#104095)
python · May 3, 2023 · 9f9e001 · 9f9e001
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diff --git a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst
@@ -362,8 +362,10 @@ one :keyword:`!except*` clause, the first that matches it. ::
 
 
 Any remaining exceptions that were not handled by any :keyword:`!except*`
-clause are re-raised at the end, combined into an exception group along with
-all exceptions that were raised from within :keyword:`!except*` clauses.
+clause are re-raised at the end, along with all exceptions that were
+raised from within the :keyword:`!except*` clauses. If this list contains
+more than one exception to reraise, they are combined into an exception
+group.
 
 If the raised exception is not an exception group and its type matches
 one of the :keyword:`!except*` clauses, it is caught and wrapped by an

diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.12.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.12.rst
@@ -239,7 +239,8 @@ Other Language Changes
 
 * When a ``try-except*`` construct handles the entire :exc:`ExceptionGroup`
   and raises one other exception, that exception is no longer wrapped in an
-  :exc:`ExceptionGroup`. (Contributed by Irit Katriel in :gh:`103590`.)
+  :exc:`ExceptionGroup`. Also changed in version 3.11.4. (Contributed by Irit
+  Katriel in :gh:`103590`.)
 
 
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