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authorSkip Montanaro <skip@pobox.com>2003-03-20 17:58:12 (GMT)
committerSkip Montanaro <skip@pobox.com>2003-03-20 17:58:12 (GMT)
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add descriptions of {get,set}defaulttimeout.
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@@ -349,6 +349,20 @@ length, \exception{socket.error} will be raised.
support.
\end{funcdesc}
+\begin{funcdesc}{getdefaulttimeout}{}
+Return the default timeout in floating seconds for new socket objects.
+A value of \code{None} indicates that new socket objects have no timeout.
+When the socket module is first imported, the default is \code{None}.
+\versionadded{2.3}
+\end{funcdesc}
+
+\begin{funcdesc}{setdefaulttimeout}{timeout}
+Set the default timeout in floating seconds for new socket objects.
+A value of \code{None} indicates that new socket objects have no timeout.
+When the socket module is first imported, the default is \code{None}.
+\versionadded{2.3}
+\end{funcdesc}
+
\begin{datadesc}{SocketType}
This is a Python type object that represents the socket object type.
It is the same as \code{type(socket(...))}.