Merge pull request #4912 from MauveRanger/patch-2

Clarify that modes are strings, not constants
python-pillow · Sep 10, 2020 · 7e06a91 · 7e06a91
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diff --git a/docs/handbook/concepts.rst b/docs/handbook/concepts.rst
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ To get the number and names of bands in an image, use the
 Modes
 -----
 
-The ``mode`` of an image defines the type and depth of a pixel in the image.
+The ``mode`` of an image is a string which defines the type and depth of a pixel in the image.
 Each pixel uses the full range of the bit depth. So a 1-bit pixel has a range
 of 0-1, an 8-bit pixel has a range of 0-255 and so on. The current release
 supports the following standard modes: