[Python-checkins] r81440 - python/trunk/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst

[georg.brandl]

Author: georg.brandl
Date: Fri May 21 23:47:05 2010
New Revision: 81440

Log:
Correct info for Semaphore.acquire() semantics under OSX.

Modified:
   python/trunk/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst

Modified: python/trunk/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
==============================================================================
--- python/trunk/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst	Fri May 21 23:47:05 2010
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@
 
    A bounded semaphore object: a clone of :class:`threading.BoundedSemaphore`.
 
-   (On Mac OS X this is indistinguishable from :class:`Semaphore` because
+   (On Mac OS X, this is indistinguishable from :class:`Semaphore` because
    ``sem_getvalue()`` is not implemented on that platform).
 
 .. class:: Condition([lock])
@@ -881,9 +881,8 @@
    specifies a timeout in seconds.  If *block* is ``False`` then *timeout* is
    ignored.
 
-.. note::
-   On OS/X ``sem_timedwait`` is unsupported, so timeout arguments for the
-   aforementioned :meth:`acquire` methods will be ignored on OS/X.
+   On Mac OS X, ``sem_timedwait`` is unsupported, so calling ``acquire()`` with
+   a timeout will emulate that function's behavior using a sleeping loop.
 
 .. note::