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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libthread.tex b/Doc/lib/libthread.tex index 9e9d8ba..9bc1849 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libthread.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libthread.tex @@ -24,21 +24,27 @@ It defines the following constant and functions: Raised on thread-specific errors. \end{excdesc} -\begin{funcdesc}{start_new_thread}{func, arg} -Start a new thread. The thread executes the function \var{func} -with the argument list \var{arg} (which must be a tuple). When the +\begin{datadesc}{LockType} +This is the type of lock objects. +\end{datadesc} + +\begin{funcdesc}{start_new_thread}{function, args\optional{kwargs}} +Start a new thread. The thread executes the function \var{function} +with the argument list \var{args} (which must be a tuple). The +optional \var{kwargs} argument specifies a dictionary of keyword +arguments. When the function returns, the thread silently exits. When the function terminates with an unhandled exception, a stack trace is printed and then the thread exits (but other threads continue to run). \end{funcdesc} \begin{funcdesc}{exit}{} -This is a shorthand for \function{exit_thread()}. +Raise the \exception{SystemExit} exception. When not caught, this +will cause the thread to exit silently. \end{funcdesc} \begin{funcdesc}{exit_thread}{} -Raise the \exception{SystemExit} exception. When not caught, this -will cause the thread to exit silently. +This is an obsolete synonym for \function{exit()}. \end{funcdesc} %\begin{funcdesc}{exit_prog}{status} |