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authorGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1997-12-03 19:34:14 (GMT)
committerGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1997-12-03 19:34:14 (GMT)
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Provide default for blocksize on retrbinary (Skip Montanaro).
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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libftplib.tex b/Doc/lib/libftplib.tex
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--- a/Doc/lib/libftplib.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libftplib.tex
@@ -125,14 +125,15 @@ Return nothing if a response code in the range 200--299 is received.
Raise an exception otherwise.
\end{funcdesc}
-\begin{funcdesc}{retrbinary}{command\, callback\, maxblocksize}
+\begin{funcdesc}{retrbinary}{command\, callback\optional{\, maxblocksize}}
Retrieve a file in binary transfer mode. \var{command} should be an
appropriate \samp{RETR} command, i.e.\ \code{"RETR \var{filename}"}.
The \var{callback} function is called for each block of data received,
with a single string argument giving the data block.
-The \var{maxblocksize} argument specifies the maximum block size
-(which may not be the actual size of the data blocks passed to
-\var{callback}).
+The optional \var{maxblocksize} argument specifies the maximum chunk size to
+read on the low-level socket object created to do the actual transfer
+(which will also be the largest size of the data blocks passed to
+\var{callback}). A reasonable default is chosen.
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{retrlines}{command\optional{\, callback}}