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authorGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2005-07-18 07:38:49 (GMT)
committerGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2005-07-18 07:38:49 (GMT)
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backport bug [ 957505 ] SocketServer module documentation misleading
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--- a/Doc/lib/libsocksvr.tex
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@@ -95,8 +95,7 @@ To implement a service, you must derive a class from
can then run various versions of the service by combining one of the server
classes with your request handler class. The request handler class must be
different for datagram or stream services. This can be hidden by using the
-mix-in request handler classes \class{StreamRequestHandler} or
-\class{DatagramRequestHandler}.
+handler subclasses \class{StreamRequestHandler} or \class{DatagramRequestHandler}.
Of course, you still have to use your head! For instance, it makes no sense
to use a forking server if the service contains state in memory that can be
@@ -279,11 +278,10 @@ information.
The type of \member{self.request} is different for datagram or stream
services. For stream services, \member{self.request} is a socket
object; for datagram services, \member{self.request} is a string.
-However, this can be hidden by using the mix-in request handler
-classes
+However, this can be hidden by using the request handler subclasses
\class{StreamRequestHandler} or \class{DatagramRequestHandler}, which
override the \method{setup()} and \method{finish()} methods, and
-provides \member{self.rfile} and \member{self.wfile} attributes.
+provide \member{self.rfile} and \member{self.wfile} attributes.
\member{self.rfile} and \member{self.wfile} can be read or written,
respectively, to get the request data or return data to the client.
\end{funcdesc}