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bpo-20408: Fix memoryview() signature in docs (GH-24431)

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@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ are always available. They are listed here in alphabetical order.
.. _func-memoryview:
.. class:: memoryview(obj)
.. class:: memoryview(object)
:noindex:
Return a "memory view" object created from the given argument. See

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of an object that supports the :ref:`buffer protocol <bufferobjects>` without
copying.
.. class:: memoryview(obj)
.. class:: memoryview(object)
Create a :class:`memoryview` that references *obj*. *obj* must support the
buffer protocol. Built-in objects that support the buffer protocol include
:class:`bytes` and :class:`bytearray`.
Create a :class:`memoryview` that references *object*. *object* must
support the buffer protocol. Built-in objects that support the buffer
protocol include :class:`bytes` and :class:`bytearray`.
A :class:`memoryview` has the notion of an *element*, which is the
atomic memory unit handled by the originating object *obj*. For many
simple types such as :class:`bytes` and :class:`bytearray`, an element
is a single byte, but other types such as :class:`array.array` may have
bigger elements.
atomic memory unit handled by the originating *object*. For many simple
types such as :class:`bytes` and :class:`bytearray`, an element is a single
byte, but other types such as :class:`array.array` may have bigger elements.
``len(view)`` is equal to the length of :class:`~memoryview.tolist`.
If ``view.ndim = 0``, the length is 1. If ``view.ndim = 1``, the length