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authorGéry Ogam <gery.ogam@gmail.com>2022-03-04 20:13:09 (GMT)
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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``.