[3.12] Docs: amend json.dump() post gh-128482 (GH-128489) (#128494)

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Co-authored-by: Erlend E. Aasland <erlend@python.org>
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:term:`file-like object`) using this :ref:`Python-to-JSON conversion table
<py-to-json-table>`.
To use a custom :class:`JSONEncoder` subclass (for example, one that overrides the
:meth:`~JSONEncoder.default` method to serialize additional types), specify it with the
*cls* keyword argument; otherwise :class:`JSONEncoder` is used.
.. note::
Unlike :mod:`pickle` and :mod:`marshal`, JSON is not a framed protocol,
@ -186,6 +182,13 @@ Basic Usage
If ``True`` (the default), their JavaScript equivalents
(``NaN``, ``Infinity``, ``-Infinity``) are used.
:param cls:
If set, a custom JSON encoder with the
:meth:`~JSONEncoder.default` method overridden,
for serializing into custom datatypes.
If ``None`` (the default), :class:`!JSONEncoder` is used.
:type cls: a :class:`JSONEncoder` subclass
:param indent:
If a positive integer or string, JSON array elements and
object members will be pretty-printed with that indent level.
@ -212,7 +215,7 @@ Basic Usage
If ``None`` (the default), :exc:`!TypeError` is raised.
:type default: :term:`callable` | None
:param sort_keys:
:param bool sort_keys:
If ``True``, dictionaries will be outputted sorted by key.
Default ``False``.