diff --git a/Doc/library/struct.rst b/Doc/library/struct.rst
index e924d39f9f4..7018e47f40d 100644
--- a/Doc/library/struct.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/struct.rst
@@ -38,38 +38,38 @@ The module defines the following exception and functions:
 
 .. function:: pack(fmt, v1, v2, ...)
 
-   Return a bytes containing the values ``v1, v2, ...`` packed according to the
-   given format.  The arguments must match the values required by the format
-   exactly.
+   Return a bytes object containing the values *v1*, *v2*, ... packed according
+   to the format string *fmt*.  The arguments must match the values required by
+   the format exactly.
 
 
 .. function:: pack_into(fmt, buffer, offset, v1, v2, ...)
 
-   Pack the values ``v1, v2, ...`` according to the given format, write the
-   packed bytes into the writable *buffer* starting at *offset*. Note that the
-   offset is a required argument.
+   Pack the values *v1*, *v2*, ... according to the format string *fmt* and
+   write the packed bytes into the writable buffer *buffer* starting at
+   position *offset*. Note that *offset* is a required argument.
 
 
-.. function:: unpack(fmt, bytes)
+.. function:: unpack(fmt, buffer)
 
-   Unpack the bytes (presumably packed by ``pack(fmt, ...)``) according to the
-   given format.  The result is a tuple even if it contains exactly one item.
-   The bytes must contain exactly the amount of data required by the format
-   (``len(bytes)`` must equal ``calcsize(fmt)``).
+   Unpack from the buffer *buffer* (presumably packed by ``pack(fmt, ...)``)
+   according to the format string *fmt*.  The result is a tuple even if it
+   contains exactly one item.  The buffer must contain exactly the amount of
+   data required by the format (``len(bytes)`` must equal ``calcsize(fmt)``).
 
 
 .. function:: unpack_from(fmt, buffer, offset=0)
 
-   Unpack the *buffer* according to the given format. The result is a tuple even
-   if it contains exactly one item. The *buffer* must contain at least the
-   amount of data required by the format (``len(buffer[offset:])`` must be at
-   least ``calcsize(fmt)``).
+   Unpack from *buffer* starting at position *offset*, according to the format
+   string *fmt*.  The result is a tuple even if it contains exactly one
+   item.  *buffer* must contain at least the amount of data required by the
+   format (``len(buffer[offset:])`` must be at least ``calcsize(fmt)``).
 
 
 .. function:: calcsize(fmt)
 
-   Return the size of the struct (and hence of the bytes) corresponding to the
-   given format.
+   Return the size of the struct (and hence of the bytes object produced by
+   ``pack(fmt, ...)``) corresponding to the format string *fmt*.
 
 .. _struct-format-strings:
 
@@ -77,9 +77,84 @@ Format Strings
 --------------
 
 Format strings are the mechanism used to specify the expected layout when
-packing and unpacking data.  They are built up from format characters, which
-specify the type of data being packed/unpacked.  In addition, there are
-special characters for controlling the byte order, size, and alignment.
+packing and unpacking data.  They are built up from :ref:`format-characters`,
+which specify the type of data being packed/unpacked.  In addition, there are
+special characters for controlling the :ref:`struct-alignment`.
+
+
+.. _struct-alignment:
+
+Byte Order, Size, and Alignment
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+By default, C types are represented in the machine's native format and byte
+order, and properly aligned by skipping pad bytes if necessary (according to the
+rules used by the C compiler).
+
+Alternatively, the first character of the format string can be used to indicate
+the byte order, size and alignment of the packed data, according to the
+following table:
+
++-----------+------------------------+--------------------+
+| Character | Byte order             | Size and alignment |
++===========+========================+====================+
+| ``@``     | native                 | native             |
++-----------+------------------------+--------------------+
+| ``=``     | native                 | standard           |
++-----------+------------------------+--------------------+
+| ``<``     | little-endian          | standard           |
++-----------+------------------------+--------------------+
+| ``>``     | big-endian             | standard           |
++-----------+------------------------+--------------------+
+| ``!``     | network (= big-endian) | standard           |
++-----------+------------------------+--------------------+
+
+If the first character is not one of these, ``'@'`` is assumed.
+
+Native byte order is big-endian or little-endian, depending on the host
+system. For example, Intel x86 and AMD64 (x86-64) are little-endian;
+Motorola 68000 and PowerPC G5 are big-endian; ARM and Intel Itanium feature
+switchable endianness (bi-endian). Use ``sys.byteorder`` to check the
+endianness of your system.
+
+Native size and alignment are determined using the C compiler's
+``sizeof`` expression.  This is always combined with native byte order.
+
+Standard size and alignment are as follows: no alignment is required for any
+type (so you have to use pad bytes); :ctype:`short` is 2 bytes; :ctype:`int` and
+:ctype:`long` are 4 bytes; :ctype:`long long` (:ctype:`__int64` on Windows) is 8
+bytes; :ctype:`float` and :ctype:`double` are 32-bit and 64-bit IEEE floating
+point numbers, respectively. :ctype:`_Bool` is 1 byte.
+
+Note the difference between ``'@'`` and ``'='``: both use native byte order, but
+the size and alignment of the latter is standardized.
+
+The form ``'!'`` is available for those poor souls who claim they can't remember
+whether network byte order is big-endian or little-endian.
+
+There is no way to indicate non-native byte order (force byte-swapping); use the
+appropriate choice of ``'<'`` or ``'>'``.
+
+The ``'P'`` format character is only available for the native byte ordering
+(selected as the default or with the ``'@'`` byte order character). The byte
+order character ``'='`` chooses to use little- or big-endian ordering based on
+the host system. The struct module does not interpret this as native ordering,
+so the ``'P'`` format is not available.
+
+Notes:
+
+(1) Padding is only automatically added between successive structure members.
+    No padding is added at the beginning or the end of the encoded struct.
+
+(2) No padding is added when using non-native size and alignment, e.g.
+    with '<', '>', '=', and '!'.
+
+(3) To align the end of a structure to the alignment requirement of a
+    particular type, end the format with the code for that type with a repeat
+    count of zero.  See :ref:`struct-examples`.
+
+
+.. _format-characters:
 
 Format Characters
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -87,46 +162,46 @@ Format Characters
 Format characters have the following meaning; the conversion between C and
 Python values should be obvious given their types:
 
-+--------+-------------------------+--------------------+------------+
-| Format | C Type                  | Python             | Notes      |
-+========+=========================+====================+============+
-| ``x``  | pad byte                | no value           |            |
-+--------+-------------------------+--------------------+------------+
-| ``c``  | :ctype:`char`           | bytes of length 1  |            |
-+--------+-------------------------+--------------------+------------+
-| ``b``  | :ctype:`signed char`    | integer            | \(1),\(4)  |
-+--------+-------------------------+--------------------+------------+
-| ``B``  | :ctype:`unsigned char`  | integer            | \(4)       |
-+--------+-------------------------+--------------------+------------+
-| ``?``  | :ctype:`_Bool`          | bool               | \(2)       |
-+--------+-------------------------+--------------------+------------+
-| ``h``  | :ctype:`short`          | integer            | \(4)       |
-+--------+-------------------------+--------------------+------------+
-| ``H``  | :ctype:`unsigned short` | integer            | \(4)       |
-+--------+-------------------------+--------------------+------------+
-| ``i``  | :ctype:`int`            | integer            | \(4)       |
-+--------+-------------------------+--------------------+------------+
-| ``I``  | :ctype:`unsigned int`   | integer            | \(4)       |
-+--------+-------------------------+--------------------+------------+
-| ``l``  | :ctype:`long`           | integer            | \(4)       |
-+--------+-------------------------+--------------------+------------+
-| ``L``  | :ctype:`unsigned long`  | integer            | \(4)       |
-+--------+-------------------------+--------------------+------------+
-| ``q``  | :ctype:`long long`      | integer            | \(3), \(4) |
-+--------+-------------------------+--------------------+------------+
-| ``Q``  | :ctype:`unsigned long   | integer            | \(3), \(4) |
-|        | long`                   |                    |            |
-+--------+-------------------------+--------------------+------------+
-| ``f``  | :ctype:`float`          | float              |            |
-+--------+-------------------------+--------------------+------------+
-| ``d``  | :ctype:`double`         | float              |            |
-+--------+-------------------------+--------------------+------------+
-| ``s``  | :ctype:`char[]`         | bytes              | \(1)       |
-+--------+-------------------------+--------------------+------------+
-| ``p``  | :ctype:`char[]`         | bytes              | \(1)       |
-+--------+-------------------------+--------------------+------------+
-| ``P``  | :ctype:`void \*`        | integer            |            |
-+--------+-------------------------+--------------------+------------+
++--------+-------------------------+--------------------+----------------+------------+
+| Format | C Type                  | Python type        | Standard size  | Notes      |
++========+=========================+====================+================+============+
+| ``x``  | pad byte                | no value           |                |            |
++--------+-------------------------+--------------------+----------------+------------+
+| ``c``  | :ctype:`char`           | bytes of length 1  | 1              |            |
++--------+-------------------------+--------------------+----------------+------------+
+| ``b``  | :ctype:`signed char`    | integer            | 1              | \(1),\(4)  |
++--------+-------------------------+--------------------+----------------+------------+
+| ``B``  | :ctype:`unsigned char`  | integer            | 1              | \(4)       |
++--------+-------------------------+--------------------+----------------+------------+
+| ``?``  | :ctype:`_Bool`          | bool               | 1              | \(2)       |
++--------+-------------------------+--------------------+----------------+------------+
+| ``h``  | :ctype:`short`          | integer            | 2              | \(4)       |
++--------+-------------------------+--------------------+----------------+------------+
+| ``H``  | :ctype:`unsigned short` | integer            | 2              | \(4)       |
++--------+-------------------------+--------------------+----------------+------------+
+| ``i``  | :ctype:`int`            | integer            | 4              | \(4)       |
++--------+-------------------------+--------------------+----------------+------------+
+| ``I``  | :ctype:`unsigned int`   | integer            | 4              | \(4)       |
++--------+-------------------------+--------------------+----------------+------------+
+| ``l``  | :ctype:`long`           | integer            | 4              | \(4)       |
++--------+-------------------------+--------------------+----------------+------------+
+| ``L``  | :ctype:`unsigned long`  | integer            | 4              | \(4)       |
++--------+-------------------------+--------------------+----------------+------------+
+| ``q``  | :ctype:`long long`      | integer            | 8              | \(3), \(4) |
++--------+-------------------------+--------------------+----------------+------------+
+| ``Q``  | :ctype:`unsigned long   | integer            | 8              | \(3), \(4) |
+|        | long`                   |                    |                |            |
++--------+-------------------------+--------------------+----------------+------------+
+| ``f``  | :ctype:`float`          | float              | 4              |            |
++--------+-------------------------+--------------------+----------------+------------+
+| ``d``  | :ctype:`double`         | float              | 8              |            |
++--------+-------------------------+--------------------+----------------+------------+
+| ``s``  | :ctype:`char[]`         | bytes              |                | \(1)       |
++--------+-------------------------+--------------------+----------------+------------+
+| ``p``  | :ctype:`char[]`         | bytes              |                | \(1)       |
++--------+-------------------------+--------------------+----------------+------------+
+| ``P``  | :ctype:`void \*`        | integer            |                |            |
++--------+-------------------------+--------------------+----------------+------------+
 
 Notes:
 
@@ -187,75 +262,6 @@ Either 0 or 1 in the native or standard bool representation will be packed, and
 any non-zero value will be True when unpacking.
 
 
-.. _struct-alignment:
-
-Byte Order, Size, and Alignment
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-By default, C types are represented in the machine's native format and byte
-order, and properly aligned by skipping pad bytes if necessary (according to the
-rules used by the C compiler).
-
-Alternatively, the first character of the format string can be used to indicate
-the byte order, size and alignment of the packed data, according to the
-following table:
-
-+-----------+------------------------+--------------------+
-| Character | Byte order             | Size and alignment |
-+===========+========================+====================+
-| ``@``     | native                 | native             |
-+-----------+------------------------+--------------------+
-| ``=``     | native                 | standard           |
-+-----------+------------------------+--------------------+
-| ``<``     | little-endian          | standard           |
-+-----------+------------------------+--------------------+
-| ``>``     | big-endian             | standard           |
-+-----------+------------------------+--------------------+
-| ``!``     | network (= big-endian) | standard           |
-+-----------+------------------------+--------------------+
-
-If the first character is not one of these, ``'@'`` is assumed.
-
-Native byte order is big-endian or little-endian, depending on the host system.
-For example, Motorola and Sun processors are big-endian; Intel and DEC
-processors are little-endian.
-
-Native size and alignment are determined using the C compiler's
-``sizeof`` expression.  This is always combined with native byte order.
-
-Standard size and alignment are as follows: no alignment is required for any
-type (so you have to use pad bytes); :ctype:`short` is 2 bytes; :ctype:`int` and
-:ctype:`long` are 4 bytes; :ctype:`long long` (:ctype:`__int64` on Windows) is 8
-bytes; :ctype:`float` and :ctype:`double` are 32-bit and 64-bit IEEE floating
-point numbers, respectively. :ctype:`_Bool` is 1 byte.
-
-Note the difference between ``'@'`` and ``'='``: both use native byte order, but
-the size and alignment of the latter is standardized.
-
-The form ``'!'`` is available for those poor souls who claim they can't remember
-whether network byte order is big-endian or little-endian.
-
-There is no way to indicate non-native byte order (force byte-swapping); use the
-appropriate choice of ``'<'`` or ``'>'``.
-
-The ``'P'`` format character is only available for the native byte ordering
-(selected as the default or with the ``'@'`` byte order character). The byte
-order character ``'='`` chooses to use little- or big-endian ordering based on
-the host system. The struct module does not interpret this as native ordering,
-so the ``'P'`` format is not available.
-
-Notes:
-
-(1) Padding is only automatically added between successive structure members.
-    No padding is added at the beginning or the end of the encoded struct.
-
-(2) No padding is added when using non-native size and alignment, e.g.
-    with '<', '>', '=', and '!'.
-
-(3) To align the end of a structure to the alignment requirement of a
-    particular type, end the format with the code for that type with a repeat
-    count of zero.  See :ref:`struct-examples`.
-
 
 .. _struct-examples:
 
@@ -320,7 +326,7 @@ alignment does not enforce any alignment.
 
 .. _struct-objects:
 
-Objects
+Classes
 -------
 
 The :mod:`struct` module also defines the following type:
@@ -347,10 +353,10 @@ The :mod:`struct` module also defines the following type:
       Identical to the :func:`pack_into` function, using the compiled format.
 
 
-   .. method:: unpack(bytes)
+   .. method:: unpack(buffer)
 
       Identical to the :func:`unpack` function, using the compiled format.
-      (``len(bytes)`` must equal :attr:`self.size`).
+      (``len(buffer)`` must equal :attr:`self.size`).
 
 
    .. method:: unpack_from(buffer, offset=0)
@@ -365,6 +371,6 @@ The :mod:`struct` module also defines the following type:
 
    .. attribute:: size
 
-      The calculated size of the struct (and hence of the bytes) corresponding
-      to :attr:`format`.
+      The calculated size of the struct (and hence of the bytes object produced
+      by the :meth:`pack` method) corresponding to :attr:`format`.
 
diff --git a/Lib/struct.py b/Lib/struct.py
index b022355c180..dca15e2ad34 100644
--- a/Lib/struct.py
+++ b/Lib/struct.py
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+__all__ = [
+    # Functions
+    'calcsize', 'pack', 'unpack', 'unpack', 'unpack_from',
+
+    # Classes
+    'Struct',
+
+    # Exceptions
+    'error'
+    ]
+
 from _struct import *
 from _struct import _clearcache
 from _struct import __doc__
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 6f9f76f2a7c..6ba47079797 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -241,6 +241,9 @@ Library
 Extension Modules
 -----------------
 
+- Issue #8973: Add __all__ to struct module; this ensures that
+  help(struct) includes documentation for the struct.Struct class.
+
 - Issue #2810: Fix cases where the Windows registry API returns
   ERROR_MORE_DATA, requiring a re-try in order to get the complete result.
 
diff --git a/Modules/_struct.c b/Modules/_struct.c
index c91e2d1c9bd..c3c79e76866 100644
--- a/Modules/_struct.c
+++ b/Modules/_struct.c
@@ -1384,9 +1384,9 @@ fail:
 PyDoc_STRVAR(s_unpack__doc__,
 "S.unpack(buffer) -> (v1, v2, ...)\n\
 \n\
-Return tuple containing values unpacked according to this Struct's format.\n\
-Requires len(buffer) == self.size. See struct.__doc__ for more on format\n\
-strings.");
+Return a tuple containing values unpacked according to the format\n\
+string S.format.  Requires len(buffer) == S.size.  See help(struct)\n\
+for more on format strings.");
 
 static PyObject *
 s_unpack(PyObject *self, PyObject *input)
@@ -1412,12 +1412,11 @@ s_unpack(PyObject *self, PyObject *input)
 }
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(s_unpack_from__doc__,
-"S.unpack_from(buffer[, offset]) -> (v1, v2, ...)\n\
+"S.unpack_from(buffer[, offset=0]) -> (v1, v2, ...)\n\
 \n\
-Return tuple containing values unpacked according to this Struct's format.\n\
-Unlike unpack, unpack_from can unpack values from any object supporting\n\
-the buffer API, not just str. Requires len(buffer[offset:]) >= self.size.\n\
-See struct.__doc__ for more on format strings.");
+Return a tuple containing values unpacked according to the format\n\
+string S.format.  Requires len(buffer[offset:]) >= S.size.  See\n\
+help(struct) for more on format strings.");
 
 static PyObject *
 s_unpack_from(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
@@ -1552,8 +1551,9 @@ s_pack_internal(PyStructObject *soself, PyObject *args, int offset, char* buf)
 PyDoc_STRVAR(s_pack__doc__,
 "S.pack(v1, v2, ...) -> bytes\n\
 \n\
-Return a bytes containing values v1, v2, ... packed according to this\n\
-Struct's format. See struct.__doc__ for more on format strings.");
+Return a bytes object containing values v1, v2, ... packed according\n\
+to the format string S.format.  See help(struct) for more on format\n\
+strings.");
 
 static PyObject *
 s_pack(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
@@ -1589,10 +1589,10 @@ s_pack(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 PyDoc_STRVAR(s_pack_into__doc__,
 "S.pack_into(buffer, offset, v1, v2, ...)\n\
 \n\
-Pack the values v1, v2, ... according to this Struct's format, write \n\
-the packed bytes into the writable buffer buf starting at offset.  Note\n\
-that the offset is not an optional argument.  See struct.__doc__ for \n\
-more on format strings.");
+Pack the values v1, v2, ... according to the format string S.format\n\
+and write the packed bytes into the writable buffer buf starting at\n\
+offset.  Note that the offset is a required argument.  See\n\
+help(struct) for more on format strings.");
 
 static PyObject *
 s_pack_into(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
@@ -1767,7 +1767,9 @@ clearcache(PyObject *self)
 }
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(calcsize_doc,
-"Return size of C struct described by format string fmt.");
+"calcsize(fmt) -> integer\n\
+\n\
+Return size in bytes of the struct described by the format string fmt.");
 
 static PyObject *
 calcsize(PyObject *self, PyObject *fmt)
@@ -1782,7 +1784,10 @@ calcsize(PyObject *self, PyObject *fmt)
 }
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(pack_doc,
-"Return bytes containing values v1, v2, ... packed according to fmt.");
+"pack(fmt, v1, v2, ...) -> bytes\n\
+\n\
+Return a bytes object containing the values v1, v2, ... packed according\n\
+to the format string fmt.  See help(struct) for more on format strings.");
 
 static PyObject *
 pack(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
@@ -1811,8 +1816,12 @@ pack(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 }
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(pack_into_doc,
-"Pack the values v1, v2, ... according to fmt.\n\
-Write the packed bytes into the writable buffer buf starting at offset.");
+"pack_into(fmt, buffer, offset, v1, v2, ...)\n\
+\n\
+Pack the values v1, v2, ... according to the format string fmt and write\n\
+the packed bytes into the writable buffer buf starting at offset.  Note\n\
+that the offset is a required argument.  See help(struct) for more\n\
+on format strings.");
 
 static PyObject *
 pack_into(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
@@ -1841,8 +1850,11 @@ pack_into(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 }
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(unpack_doc,
-"Unpack the bytes containing packed C structure data, according to fmt.\n\
-Requires len(bytes) == calcsize(fmt).");
+"unpack(fmt, buffer) -> (v1, v2, ...)\n\
+\n\
+Return a tuple containing values unpacked according to the format string\n\
+fmt.  Requires len(buffer) == calcsize(fmt). See help(struct) for more\n\
+on format strings.");
 
 static PyObject *
 unpack(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
@@ -1861,8 +1873,11 @@ unpack(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 }
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(unpack_from_doc,
-"Unpack the buffer, containing packed C structure data, according to\n\
-fmt, starting at offset. Requires len(buffer[offset:]) >= calcsize(fmt).");
+"unpack_from(fmt, buffer[, offset=0]) -> (v1, v2, ...)\n\
+\n\
+Return a tuple containing values unpacked according to the format string\n\
+fmt.  Requires len(buffer[offset:]) >= calcsize(fmt).  See help(struct)\n\
+for more on format strings.");
 
 static PyObject *
 unpack_from(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)