[Python-checkins] cpython (2.7): Issue #22155: Add File Handlers subsection with createfilehandler to Tkinter
terry.reedy
python-checkins at python.org
Sun May 17 20:50:21 CEST 2015
https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/e8dd65c7fb6b
changeset: 96118:e8dd65c7fb6b
branch: 2.7
parent: 96113:247f003b42ea
user: Terry Jan Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu>
date: Sun May 17 14:49:20 2015 -0400
summary:
Issue #22155: Add File Handlers subsection with createfilehandler to Tkinter
doc. Remove obsolete example from FAQ. Patch by Martin Panter.
files:
Doc/faq/gui.rst | 25 +------------
Doc/library/tkinter.rst | 50 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Misc/NEWS | 6 +++
3 files changed, 59 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Doc/faq/gui.rst b/Doc/faq/gui.rst
--- a/Doc/faq/gui.rst
+++ b/Doc/faq/gui.rst
@@ -125,30 +125,11 @@
Can I have Tk events handled while waiting for I/O?
---------------------------------------------------
-Yes, and you don't even need threads! But you'll have to restructure your I/O
+On platforms other than Windows, yes, and you don't even
+need threads! But you'll have to restructure your I/O
code a bit. Tk has the equivalent of Xt's :c:func:`XtAddInput()` call, which allows you
to register a callback function which will be called from the Tk mainloop when
-I/O is possible on a file descriptor. Here's what you need::
-
- from Tkinter import tkinter
- tkinter.createfilehandler(file, mask, callback)
-
-The file may be a Python file or socket object (actually, anything with a
-fileno() method), or an integer file descriptor. The mask is one of the
-constants tkinter.READABLE or tkinter.WRITABLE. The callback is called as
-follows::
-
- callback(file, mask)
-
-You must unregister the callback when you're done, using ::
-
- tkinter.deletefilehandler(file)
-
-Note: since you don't know *how many bytes* are available for reading, you can't
-use the Python file object's read or readline methods, since these will insist
-on reading a predefined number of bytes. For sockets, the :meth:`recv` or
-:meth:`recvfrom` methods will work fine; for other files, use
-``os.read(file.fileno(), maxbytecount)``.
+I/O is possible on a file descriptor. See :ref:`tkinter-file-handlers`.
I can't get key bindings to work in Tkinter: why?
diff --git a/Doc/library/tkinter.rst b/Doc/library/tkinter.rst
--- a/Doc/library/tkinter.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/tkinter.rst
@@ -817,3 +817,53 @@
deleted, the image data is deleted as well, and Tk will display an empty box
wherever the image was used.
+
+.. _tkinter-file-handlers:
+
+File Handlers
+-------------
+
+Tk allows you to register and unregister a callback function which will be
+called from the Tk mainloop when I/O is possible on a file descriptor.
+Only one handler may be registered per file descriptor. Example code::
+
+ import Tkinter
+ widget = Tkinter.Tk()
+ mask = Tkinter.READABLE | Tkinter.WRITABLE
+ widget.tk.createfilehandler(file, mask, callback)
+ ...
+ widget.tk.deletefilehandler(file)
+
+This feature is not available on Windows.
+
+Since you don't know how many bytes are available for reading, you may not
+want to use the :class:`~io.BufferedIOBase` or :class:`~io.TextIOBase`
+:meth:`~io.BufferedIOBase.read` or :meth:`~io.IOBase.readline` methods,
+since these will insist on reading a predefined number of bytes.
+For sockets, the :meth:`~socket.socket.recv` or
+:meth:`~socket.socket.recvfrom` methods will work fine; for other files,
+use raw reads or ``os.read(file.fileno(), maxbytecount)``.
+
+
+.. method:: Widget.tk.createfilehandler(file, mask, func)
+
+ Registers the file handler callback function *func*. The *file* argument
+ may either be an object with a :meth:`~io.IOBase.fileno` method (such as
+ a file or socket object), or an integer file descriptor. The *mask*
+ argument is an ORed combination of any of the three constants below.
+ The callback is called as follows::
+
+ callback(file, mask)
+
+
+.. method:: Widget.tk.deletefilehandler(file)
+
+ Unregisters a file handler.
+
+
+.. data:: READABLE
+ WRITABLE
+ EXCEPTION
+
+ Constants used in the *mask* arguments.
+
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@
- Issue #15809: IDLE shell now uses locale encoding instead of Latin1 for
decoding unicode literals.
+
+Documentation
+-------------
+
+- Issue #22155: Add File Handlers subsection with createfilehandler to Tkinter
+ doc. Remove obsolete example from FAQ. Patch by Martin Panter.
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