[Python-checkins] r63830 - python/trunk/Doc/library/cmd.rst
georg.brandl
python-checkins at python.org
Sat May 31 16:40:09 CEST 2008
Author: georg.brandl
Date: Sat May 31 16:40:09 2008
New Revision: 63830
Log:
#3010: clarification about stdin/use_rawinput.
Modified:
python/trunk/Doc/library/cmd.rst
Modified: python/trunk/Doc/library/cmd.rst
==============================================================================
--- python/trunk/Doc/library/cmd.rst (original)
+++ python/trunk/Doc/library/cmd.rst Sat May 31 16:40:09 2008
@@ -26,7 +26,12 @@
The optional arguments *stdin* and *stdout* specify the input and output file
objects that the Cmd instance or subclass instance will use for input and
- output. If not specified, they will default to *sys.stdin* and *sys.stdout*.
+ output. If not specified, they will default to :data:`sys.stdin` and
+ :data:`sys.stdout`.
+
+ If you want a given *stdin* to be used, make sure to set the instance's
+ :attr:`use_rawinput` attribute to ``False``, otherwise *stdin* will be
+ ignored.
.. versionchanged:: 2.3
The *stdin* and *stdout* parameters were added.
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