[issue27088] doc: select: epoll.poll: incorrect timeout units, missing maxevents

[Steve Ford]

New submission from Steve Ford:

The short description of epoll.poll is correct (gives timeout unit as seconds [float]; includes maxevents).  However, the long description lists the timeout units as milliseconds ("If timeout is given, it specifies the length of time in milliseconds which the system will wait for events before returning."), and does not include maxevents at all.

See https://docs.python.org/3.5/library/select.html#select.poll.poll

See also https://docs.python.org/2.7/library/select.html#select.poll.poll

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assignee: docs at python
components: Documentation
messages: 266118
nosy: docs at python, fordsfords
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: doc: select: epoll.poll: incorrect timeout units, missing maxevents
versions: Python 2.7, Python 3.6

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