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Clean-up the description of the range object.

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@ -1581,16 +1581,14 @@ Range Type
The :class:`range` type is an immutable sequence which is commonly used for The :class:`range` type is an immutable sequence which is commonly used for
looping. The advantage of the :class:`range` type is that an :class:`range` looping. The advantage of the :class:`range` type is that an :class:`range`
object will always take the same amount of memory, no matter the size of the object will always take the same amount of memory, no matter the size of the
range it represents. There are no consistent performance advantages. range it represents.
Range objects have relatively little behavior: they support indexing, Range objects have relatively little behavior: they support indexing, contains,
iteration, the :func:`len` function, and the following methods. iteration, the :func:`len` function, and the following methods:
.. method:: range.count(x) .. method:: range.count(x)
Return the number of *i*'s for which ``s[i] == x``. Normally the Return the number of *i*'s for which ``s[i] == x``.
result will be 0 or 1, but it could be greater if *x* defines an
unusual equality function.
.. versionadded:: 3.2 .. versionadded:: 3.2