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Co-authored-by: Stan Ulbrych <stan@python.org>
Co-authored-by: Hugo van Kemenade <1324225+hugovk@users.noreply.github.com>

Author: hugovk

Lib/timeit.py

@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ def main(args=None, *, _wrap_timer=None):
 times. See also Tim Peters' introduction to the Algorithms chapter in
 the Python Cookbook, published by O'Reilly.
 
-Library usage: see the Timer class.""",
+Library usage: see the `Timer` class.""",
         epilog=epilog,
         formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
     )
@@ -291,9 +291,9 @@ def main(args=None, *, _wrap_timer=None):
         "--setup",
         action="append",
         default=[],
-        help="statement to be executed once initially "
-        "(default 'pass'). Execution time of this "
-        "setup statement is NOT timed.",
+        help="statement to be executed once initially. "
+        "Execution time of this setup statement is NOT timed. "
+        "(default 'pass')",
     )
     parser.add_argument(
         "-p",

Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-05-03-23-47-59.gh-issue-146609.V9jqYf.rst

@@ -1 +1 @@
-Use argparse for colour help timeit CLI. Patch by Hugo van Kemenade.
+Use :mod:`argparse` for colour help :mod:`timeit` CLI. Patch by Hugo van Kemenade.