[Python-checkins] r62996 - python/trunk/Doc/library/imp.rst

[andrew.kuchling]

Author: andrew.kuchling
Date: Sat May 10 19:48:45 2008
New Revision: 62996

Log:
#1625509: describe behaviour of import lock

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

Modified: python/trunk/Doc/library/imp.rst
==============================================================================
--- python/trunk/Doc/library/imp.rst	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Doc/library/imp.rst	Sat May 10 19:48:45 2008
@@ -114,10 +114,16 @@
 
 .. function:: acquire_lock()
 
-   Acquires the interpreter's import lock for the current thread.  This lock should
+   Acquire the interpreter's import lock for the current thread.  This lock should
    be used by import hooks to ensure thread-safety when importing modules. On
    platforms without threads, this function does nothing.
 
+   Once a thread has acquired the import lock, the same thread may acquire it
+   again without blocking; the thread must release it once for each time it has
+   acquired it.
+
+   On platforms without threads, this function does nothing.
+
    .. versionadded:: 2.3