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diff --git a/‎Modules/clinic/posixmodule.c.h‎
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diff --git a/‎Modules/posixmodule.c‎
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@@ -1163,17 +1163,22 @@ as internal buffering of data.
    .. versionadded:: 3.11
 
 
-.. function:: lseek(fd, pos, how, /)
+.. function:: lseek(fd, pos, whence, /)
 
    Set the current position of file descriptor *fd* to position *pos*, modified
-   by *how*: :const:`SEEK_SET` or ``0`` to set the position relative to the
-   beginning of the file; :const:`SEEK_CUR` or ``1`` to set it relative to the
-   current position; :const:`SEEK_END` or ``2`` to set it relative to the end of
-   the file. Return the new cursor position in bytes, starting from the beginning.
+   by *whence*, and return the new position in bytes relative to
+   the start of the file.
+   Valid values for *whence* are:
+
+   * :const:`SEEK_SET` or ``0`` -- set *pos* relative to the beginning of the file
+   * :const:`SEEK_CUR` or ``1`` -- set *pos* relative to the current file position
+   * :const:`SEEK_END` or ``2`` -- set *pos* relative to the end of the file
+   * :const:`SEEK_HOLE` -- set *pos* to the next data location, relative to *pos*
+   * :const:`SEEK_DATA` -- set *pos* to the next data hole, relative to *pos*
 
    .. versionchanged:: 3.3
 
-      Add support for :const:`SEEK_HOLE` and :const:`SEEK_DATA`.
+      Add support for :const:`!SEEK_HOLE` and :const:`!SEEK_DATA`.
 
 
 .. data:: SEEK_SET
 
@@ -10424,19 +10424,24 @@ os_lockf_impl(PyObject *module, int fd, int command, Py_off_t length)
 os.lseek -> Py_off_t
 
     fd: int
+        An open file descriptor, as returned by os.open().
     position: Py_off_t
-    how: int
+        Position, interpreted relative to 'whence'.
+    whence as how: int
+        The relative position to seek from. Valid values are:
+        - SEEK_SET: seek from the start of the file.
+        - SEEK_CUR: seek from the current file position.
+        - SEEK_END: seek from the end of the file.
     /
 
 Set the position of a file descriptor.  Return the new position.
 
-Return the new cursor position in number of bytes
-relative to the beginning of the file.
+The return value is the number of bytes relative to the beginning of the file.
 [clinic start generated code]*/
 
 static Py_off_t
 os_lseek_impl(PyObject *module, int fd, Py_off_t position, int how)
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=971e1efb6b30bd2f input=902654ad3f96a6d3]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=971e1efb6b30bd2f input=f096e754c5367504]*/
 {
     Py_off_t result;