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@@ -2567,9 +2567,9 @@ from PIL import Image
 ```python
 WIDTH, HEIGHT = 100, 100
 size = WIDTH * HEIGHT
-pixels = [255 * i/size for i in range(size)]
+hue = [255 * i/size for i in range(size)]
 img = Image.new('HSV', (WIDTH, HEIGHT))
-img.putdata([(int(a), 255, 255) for a in pixels])
+img.putdata([(int(h), 255, 255) for h in hue])
 img.convert(mode='RGB').save('test.png')
 ```
 
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@@ -2183,9 +2183,9 @@ right = [[<span class="hljs-number">0.1</span>, <span class="hljs-number">0.6</s
 
 <div><h3 id="examples">Examples</h3><div><h4 id="createsapngimageofarainbowgradient">Creates a PNG image of a rainbow gradient:</h4><pre><code class="python language-python hljs">WIDTH, HEIGHT = <span class="hljs-number">100</span>, <span class="hljs-number">100</span>
 size = WIDTH * HEIGHT
-pixels = [<span class="hljs-number">255</span> * i/size <span class="hljs-keyword">for</span> i <span class="hljs-keyword">in</span> range(size)]
+hue = [<span class="hljs-number">255</span> * i/size <span class="hljs-keyword">for</span> i <span class="hljs-keyword">in</span> range(size)]
 img = Image.new(<span class="hljs-string">'HSV'</span>, (WIDTH, HEIGHT))
-img.putdata([(int(a), <span class="hljs-number">255</span>, <span class="hljs-number">255</span>) <span class="hljs-keyword">for</span> a <span class="hljs-keyword">in</span> pixels])
+img.putdata([(int(h), <span class="hljs-number">255</span>, <span class="hljs-number">255</span>) <span class="hljs-keyword">for</span> h <span class="hljs-keyword">in</span> hue])
 img.convert(mode=<span class="hljs-string">'RGB'</span>).save(<span class="hljs-string">'test.png'</span>)
 </code></pre></div></div>