[Python-checkins] r70960 - python/trunk/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst

[jesse.noller]

Author: jesse.noller
Date: Wed Apr  1 18:42:19 2009
New Revision: 70960

Log:
Issue 3270: document Listener address restrictions on windows

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

Modified: python/trunk/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
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--- python/trunk/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst	Wed Apr  1 18:42:19 2009
@@ -1705,6 +1705,12 @@
    *address* is the address to be used by the bound socket or named pipe of the
    listener object.
 
+   .. note::
+
+      If an address of '0.0.0.0' is used, the address will not be a connectable
+      end point on Windows. If you require a connectable end-point,
+      you should use '127.0.0.1'.
+
    *family* is the type of socket (or named pipe) to use.  This can be one of
    the strings ``'AF_INET'`` (for a TCP socket), ``'AF_UNIX'`` (for a Unix
    domain socket) or ``'AF_PIPE'`` (for a Windows named pipe).  Of these only