[Python-checkins] r83746 - in python/branches/release27-maint: Doc/library/signal.rst Misc/NEWS

[brian.curtin]

Author: brian.curtin
Date: Thu Aug  5 21:00:45 2010
New Revision: 83746

Log:
Merged revisions 83745 via svnmerge from 
svn+ssh://pythondev@svn.python.org/python/branches/py3k

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  r83745 | brian.curtin | 2010-08-05 13:56:00 -0500 (Thu, 05 Aug 2010) | 4 lines
  
  Issue #9524: Document that two CTRL* signals are meant for use only
  with os.kill.
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Modified:
   python/branches/release27-maint/   (props changed)
   python/branches/release27-maint/Doc/library/signal.rst
   python/branches/release27-maint/Misc/NEWS

Modified: python/branches/release27-maint/Doc/library/signal.rst
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/release27-maint/Doc/library/signal.rst	(original)
+++ python/branches/release27-maint/Doc/library/signal.rst	Thu Aug  5 21:00:45 2010
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@
 
 .. data:: CTRL_C_EVENT
 
-   The signal corresponding to the CTRL+C keystroke event.
+   The signal corresponding to the CTRL+C keystroke event. This signal can
+   only be used with :func:`os.kill`.
+
    Availability: Windows.
 
    .. versionadded:: 2.7
@@ -85,7 +87,9 @@
 
 .. data:: CTRL_BREAK_EVENT
 
-   The signal corresponding to the CTRL+BREAK keystroke event.
+   The signal corresponding to the CTRL+BREAK keystroke event. This signal can
+   only be used with :func:`os.kill`.
+
    Availability: Windows.
 
    .. versionadded:: 2.7

Modified: python/branches/release27-maint/Misc/NEWS
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/release27-maint/Misc/NEWS	(original)
+++ python/branches/release27-maint/Misc/NEWS	Thu Aug  5 21:00:45 2010
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@
 Documentation
 -------------
 
+- Issue #9524: Document that two CTRL* signals are meant for use only
+  with os.kill.
+
 - Issue #9255: Document that the 'test' package is for internal Python use
   only.