diff --git a/Doc/library/code.rst b/Doc/library/code.rst
index 6708079f778c1a..538e5afc7822aa 100644
--- a/Doc/library/code.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/code.rst
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ build applications which provide an interactive interpreter prompt.
*source* is the source string; *filename* is the optional filename from which
source was read, defaulting to ``''``; and *symbol* is the optional
- grammar start symbol, which should be either ``'single'`` (the default) or
- ``'eval'``.
+ grammar start symbol, which should be ``'single'`` (the default), ``'eval'``
+ or ``'exec'``.
Returns a code object (the same as ``compile(source, filename, symbol)``) if the
command is complete and valid; ``None`` if the command is incomplete; raises
diff --git a/Doc/library/codeop.rst b/Doc/library/codeop.rst
index a52d2c62c4fea1..c66b9d3ec0a26d 100644
--- a/Doc/library/codeop.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/codeop.rst
@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@ To do just the former:
:exc:`OverflowError` or :exc:`ValueError` if there is an invalid literal.
The *symbol* argument determines whether *source* is compiled as a statement
- (``'single'``, the default) or as an :term:`expression` (``'eval'``). Any
- other value will cause :exc:`ValueError` to be raised.
+ (``'single'``, the default), as a sequence of statements (``'exec'``) or
+ as an :term:`expression` (``'eval'``). Any other value will
+ cause :exc:`ValueError` to be raised.
.. note::
diff --git a/Lib/codeop.py b/Lib/codeop.py
index 082285f94fe847..835e68c09ba272 100644
--- a/Lib/codeop.py
+++ b/Lib/codeop.py
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ def compile_command(source, filename="", symbol="single"):
source -- the source string; may contain \n characters
filename -- optional filename from which source was read; default
""
- symbol -- optional grammar start symbol; "single" (default) or "eval"
+ symbol -- optional grammar start symbol; "single" (default), "exec"
+ or "eval"
Return value / exceptions raised:
pFad - Phonifier reborn
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