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authorGuido van Rossum <guido@dropbox.com>2013-11-22 23:45:02 (GMT)
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Mention threadpool interface in asyncio overview.
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@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ Here is a more detailed list of the package contents:
* :ref:`synchronization primitives <sync>` for use between coroutines in
a single thread, mimicking those in the :mod:`threading` module;
+* an interface for passing work off to a threadpool, for times when
+ you absolutely, positively have to use a library that makes blocking
+ I/O calls.
+
Disclaimer
----------