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[3.15] gh-88647: Fix tkinter config() docs for synonym options (GH-153544) #153545

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Expand Up @@ -539,11 +539,8 @@ arguments, or by calling the :meth:`~Misc.keys` method on that widget.
The return value of these calls is a dictionary whose key is the name of the
option as a string (for example, ``'relief'``) and whose values are 5-tuples.

Some options, like ``bg`` are synonyms for common options with long names
(``bg`` is shorthand for "background"). Passing the ``config()`` method the name
of a shorthand option will return a 2-tuple, not 5-tuple. The 2-tuple passed
back will contain the name of the synonym and the "real" option (such as
``('bg', 'background')``).
Some options, like ``bg``, are synonyms for common options with long names
(``bg`` is shorthand for "background").

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| Index | Meaning | Example |
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