difflib.SequenceMatcher and Match: code and doc bugs

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assignee = 'https://github.com/terryjreedy'
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2011-06-21.20:00:41.301>
labels = ['type-bug', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', 'library', 'docs']
title = 'difflib.SequenceMatcher and Match: code and doc bugs'
updated_at = <Date 2021-12-03.21:27:55.626>
user = 'https://github.com/terryjreedy'

activity = <Date 2021-12-03.21:27:55.626>
actor = 'iritkatriel'
assignee = 'terry.reedy'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Documentation', 'Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2011-06-21.20:00:41.301>
creator = 'terry.reedy'
dependencies = []
files = ['34501']
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 12384
keywords = []
message_count = 5.0
messages = ['138799', '138804', '139179', '184616', '214035']
nosy_count = 3.0
nosy_names = ['tim.peters', 'rhettinger', 'terry.reedy']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'patch review'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue12384'
versions = ['Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10', 'Python 3.11']

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