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diff --git a/Doc/extending/building.rst b/Doc/extending/building.rst index f4d95b2b0e..08b0cc2ced 100644 --- a/Doc/extending/building.rst +++ b/Doc/extending/building.rst @@ -58,8 +58,9 @@ distutils; this section explains building extension modules only. It is common to pre-compute arguments to :func:`setup`, to better structure the driver script. In the example above, the\ ``ext_modules`` argument to :func:`setup` is a list of extension modules, each of which is an instance of -the :class:`Extension`. In the example, the instance defines an extension named -``demo`` which is build by compiling a single source file, :file:`demo.c`. +the :class:`~distutils.extension.Extension`. In the example, the instance +defines an extension named ``demo`` which is build by compiling a single source +file, :file:`demo.c`. In many cases, building an extension is more complex, since additional preprocessor defines and libraries may be needed. This is demonstrated in the |