[Python-checkins] cpython: issue12039 - update the documentation of send_response method in

[senthil.kumaran]

http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/4651bf40af8d
changeset:   70032:4651bf40af8d
user:        Senthil Kumaran <senthil at uthcode.com>
date:        Wed May 11 16:04:28 2011 +0800
summary:
  issue12039 - update the documentation of send_response method in http.server.rst.

files:
  Doc/library/http.server.rst |  15 +++++++++++----
  1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Doc/library/http.server.rst b/Doc/library/http.server.rst
--- a/Doc/library/http.server.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/http.server.rst
@@ -180,10 +180,17 @@
    .. method:: send_response(code, message=None)
 
       Adds a response header to the headers buffer and logs the accepted
-      request. The HTTP response line is sent, followed by *Server* and
-      *Date* headers. The values for these two headers are picked up from
-      the :meth:`version_string` and :meth:`date_time_string` methods,
-      respectively.
+      request. The HTTP response line is written to the internal buffer,
+      followed by *Server* and *Date* headers. The values for these two headers
+      are picked up from the :meth:`version_string` and
+      :meth:`date_time_string` methods, respectively. If the server does not
+      intend to send any other headers using the :meth:`send_header` method,
+      then send_response should be followed by a :meth:`end_headers` call.
+
+      ..versionchanged:: 3.3
+      Writing of headers to internal buffer and need to call
+      :meth:`end_headers` explicitly.
+
 
    .. method:: send_header(keyword, value)
 

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