diff --git a/doc/Language/py-nutshell.pod6 b/doc/Language/py-nutshell.pod6
index d4e568ef2..c18849406 100644
--- a/doc/Language/py-nutshell.pod6
+++ b/doc/Language/py-nutshell.pod6
@@ -209,7 +209,11 @@ Perl 6
     # 4, 16 since each loop iteration has a lexically scoped x,
 
 Note that C<^N) is like C<range(N)>.  Similarly,
-C<N..M> works like C<range(N,M)>.
+C<N..^M> works like C<range(N,M)> (a list from N
+to M - 1).  C<N..M> is a list from N to M.  The
+C<^> before or after the C<..> indicates that the
+beginning or ending endpoint of the list (or both)
+should be excluded.
 
 Also, C<x²> is a cute way of writing C<$x ** 2> (which also
 works fine); the unicode superscript 2 squares a number.