[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Doc/lib libthreading.tex, 1.20.4.1, 1.20.4.2

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Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/lib
In directory sc8-pr-cvs1.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv22261/Doc/lib

Modified Files:
      Tag: release24-maint
	libthreading.tex 
Log Message:
backport [ 912943 ] 7.5.6 Thread Objects is too vague



Index: libthreading.tex
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/lib/libthreading.tex,v
retrieving revision 1.20.4.1
retrieving revision 1.20.4.2
diff -u -d -r1.20.4.1 -r1.20.4.2
--- libthreading.tex	2 Jun 2005 17:01:08 -0000	1.20.4.1
+++ libthreading.tex	17 Jul 2005 21:00:31 -0000	1.20.4.2
@@ -594,7 +594,12 @@
 
 When the \var{timeout} argument is present and not \code{None}, it
 should be a floating point number specifying a timeout for the
-operation in seconds (or fractions thereof).
+operation in seconds (or fractions thereof). As \method{join()} always 
+returns \code{None}, you must call \method{isAlive()} to decide whether 
+a timeout happened.
+
+When the \var{timeout} argument is not present or \code{None}, the
+operation will block until the thread terminates.
 
 A thread can be \method{join()}ed many times.