diff --git a/Doc/extending/embedding.rst b/Doc/extending/embedding.rst
index 3143c990e5f..d004d244c4d 100644
--- a/Doc/extending/embedding.rst
+++ b/Doc/extending/embedding.rst
@@ -155,13 +155,13 @@ for data conversion between Python and C, and for error reporting.  The
 interesting part with respect to embedding Python starts with ::
 
    Py_Initialize();
-   pName = PyString_FromString(argv[1]);
+   pName = PyUnicode_FromString(argv[1]);
    /* Error checking of pName left out */
    pModule = PyImport_Import(pName);
 
 After initializing the interpreter, the script is loaded using
 :c:func:`PyImport_Import`.  This routine needs a Python string as its argument,
-which is constructed using the :c:func:`PyString_FromString` data conversion
+which is constructed using the :c:func:`PyUnicode_FromString` data conversion
 routine. ::
 
    pFunc = PyObject_GetAttrString(pModule, argv[2]);
diff --git a/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst b/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
index fe5b81fa390..edc1bb90fe7 100644
--- a/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ To show the individual process IDs involved, here is an expanded example::
     def info(title):
         print(title)
         print('module name:', __name__)
-        print('parent process:', os.getppid())
+        if hasattr(os, 'getppid'):  # only available on Unix
+            print('parent process:', os.getppid())
         print('process id:', os.getpid())
 
     def f(name):