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-rw-r--r--Modules/_threadmodule.c7
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Modules/_threadmodule.c b/Modules/_threadmodule.c
index bcb3aee..968181c 100644
--- a/Modules/_threadmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_threadmodule.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ lock_PyThread_acquire_lock(lockobject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
}
PyDoc_STRVAR(acquire_doc,
-"acquire([wait]) -> bool\n\
+"acquire(blocking=True, timeout=-1) -> bool\n\
(acquire_lock() is an obsolete synonym)\n\
\n\
Lock the lock. Without argument, this blocks if the lock is already\n\
@@ -1134,7 +1134,8 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(allocate_doc,
"allocate_lock() -> lock object\n\
(allocate() is an obsolete synonym)\n\
\n\
-Create a new lock object. See help(LockType) for information about locks.");
+Create a new lock object. See help(type(threading.Lock())) for\n\
+information about locks.");
static PyObject *
thread_get_ident(PyObject *self)
@@ -1326,7 +1327,7 @@ The 'threading' module provides a more convenient interface.");
PyDoc_STRVAR(lock_doc,
"A lock object is a synchronization primitive. To create a lock,\n\
-call the PyThread_allocate_lock() function. Methods are:\n\
+call threading.Lock(). Methods are:\n\
\n\
acquire() -- lock the lock, possibly blocking until it can be obtained\n\
release() -- unlock of the lock\n\