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diff --git a/Doc/library/socket.rst b/Doc/library/socket.rst index 0a0f764..c5f2b7c 100644 --- a/Doc/library/socket.rst +++ b/Doc/library/socket.rst @@ -552,6 +552,12 @@ correspond to Unix system calls applicable to sockets. remote end will receive no more data (after queued data is flushed). Sockets are automatically closed when they are garbage-collected. + .. note:: + :meth:`close()` releases the resource associated with a connection but + does not necessarily close the connection immediately. If you want + to close the connection in a timely fashion, call :meth:`shutdown()` + before :meth:`close()`. + .. method:: socket.connect(address) |