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[3.14] ast docs: Fix description of ast.Constant (GH-134741)#134911

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JelleZijlstra merged 1 commit intopython:3.14frommiss-islington:backport-381020d-3.14

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[3.14] ast docs: Fix description of ast.Constant (GH-134741)#134911

JelleZijlstra merged 1 commit intopython:3.14frommiss-islington:backport-381020d-3.14

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Contrary to the current docs, ast.Constant will never hold containers
such as frozenset or tuple; the Python parser only emits it for simple
literals.

For precision, add the exact list of types that may be contained in an
ast.Constant.
(cherry picked from commit381020d)

Co-authored-by: Jelle Zijlstrajelle.zijlstra@gmail.com

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ast docs: Fix description of ast.Constant (pythonGH-134741)

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Contrary to the current docs, ast.Constant will never hold containerssuch as frozenset or tuple; the Python parser only emits it for simpleliterals.For precision, add the exact list of types that may be contained in anast.Constant.(cherry picked from commit381020d)Co-authored-by: Jelle Zijlstra <jelle.zijlstra@gmail.com>