[Python-checkins] cpython (2.7): Issue #6031: improve serve_forever() description
sandro.tosi
python-checkins at python.org
Tue Jan 3 22:48:49 CET 2012
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/4fad6b811c8b
changeset: 74245:4fad6b811c8b
branch: 2.7
parent: 74243:17b7b856cbe8
user: Sandro Tosi <sandro.tosi at gmail.com>
date: Tue Jan 03 22:35:41 2012 +0100
summary:
Issue #6031: improve serve_forever() description
files:
Doc/library/socketserver.rst | 7 ++++---
1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Doc/library/socketserver.rst b/Doc/library/socketserver.rst
--- a/Doc/library/socketserver.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/socketserver.rst
@@ -158,13 +158,14 @@
.. method:: BaseServer.serve_forever(poll_interval=0.5)
- Handle requests until an explicit :meth:`shutdown` request. Polls for
- shutdown every *poll_interval* seconds.
+ Handle requests until an explicit :meth:`shutdown` request.
+ Poll for shutdown every *poll_interval* seconds. Ignores :attr:`self.timeout`.
+ If you need to do periodic tasks, do them in another thread.
.. method:: BaseServer.shutdown()
- Tells the :meth:`serve_forever` loop to stop and waits until it does.
+ Tell the :meth:`serve_forever` loop to stop and wait until it does.
.. versionadded:: 2.6
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Repository URL: http://hg.python.org/cpython
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