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author | Géry Ogam <gery.ogam@gmail.com> | 2022-03-04 20:13:09 (GMT) |
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committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2022-03-04 20:13:09 (GMT) |
commit | 46a116c1c9f6b60a3d35ab9a419f8eee5de2542e (patch) | |
tree | 5384bbca0b3a3b75275f6e7c3ef82d9e2b5986a5 /Doc/library | |
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bpo-38738: Fix formatting of True and False in the threading documentation (GH-31678)
* Fix formatting of True and False in the threading documentation
* Update threading.rst
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diff --git a/Doc/library/threading.rst b/Doc/library/threading.rst index 2bcb72b..b777560 100644 --- a/Doc/library/threading.rst +++ b/Doc/library/threading.rst @@ -441,8 +441,8 @@ since it is impossible to detect the termination of alien threads. .. attribute:: daemon - A boolean value indicating whether this thread is a daemon thread (True) - or not (False). This must be set before :meth:`~Thread.start` is called, + A boolean value indicating whether this thread is a daemon thread (``True``) + or not (``False``). This must be set before :meth:`~Thread.start` is called, otherwise :exc:`RuntimeError` is raised. Its initial value is inherited from the creating thread; the main thread is not a daemon thread and therefore all threads created in the main thread default to @@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ All methods are executed atomically. value, block for at most the number of seconds specified by *timeout* and as long as the lock cannot be acquired. A *timeout* argument of ``-1`` specifies an unbounded wait. It is forbidden to specify a *timeout* - when *blocking* is false. + when *blocking* is ``False``. The return value is ``True`` if the lock is acquired successfully, ``False`` if not (for example if the *timeout* expired). @@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ All methods are executed atomically. .. method:: locked() - Return true if the lock is acquired. + Return ``True`` if the lock is acquired. @@ -593,17 +593,17 @@ Reentrant locks also support the :ref:`context management protocol <with-locks>` is unlocked, only one at a time will be able to grab ownership of the lock. There is no return value in this case. - When invoked with the *blocking* argument set to true, do the same thing as when + When invoked with the *blocking* argument set to ``True``, do the same thing as when called without arguments, and return ``True``. - When invoked with the *blocking* argument set to false, do not block. If a call + When invoked with the *blocking* argument set to ``False``, do not block. If a call without an argument would block, return ``False`` immediately; otherwise, do the same thing as when called without arguments, and return ``True``. When invoked with the floating-point *timeout* argument set to a positive value, block for at most the number of seconds specified by *timeout* and as long as the lock cannot be acquired. Return ``True`` if the lock has - been acquired, false if the timeout has elapsed. + been acquired, ``False`` if the timeout has elapsed. .. versionchanged:: 3.2 The *timeout* parameter is new. @@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ Semaphores also support the :ref:`context management protocol <with-locks>`. thread will be awoken by each call to :meth:`~Semaphore.release`. The order in which threads are awoken should not be relied on. - When invoked with *blocking* set to false, do not block. If a call + When invoked with *blocking* set to ``False``, do not block. If a call without an argument would block, return ``False`` immediately; otherwise, do the same thing as when called without arguments, and return ``True``. |