Wrong description for PyErr_Restore

[theller]

BPO	577000
Nosy	@freddrake, @theller

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[theller]

The description for PyErr_Restore() says: "The
exception type should be a string or class; if it is a
class, the value should be an instance of that class."

This is apparently wrong, if you call PyErr_SetString()
for example, the value is a string object, and the
exception type is whatever has been passed to the call.

I don't know the rules, so I cannot supply a patch.

[freddrake]

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Fixed in Doc/api/exceptions.tex 1.12 and 1.3.6.4.