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diff --git a/Doc/library/asyncio-protocol.rst b/Doc/library/asyncio-protocol.rst index 3f55506..dfe37c2 100644 --- a/Doc/library/asyncio-protocol.rst +++ b/Doc/library/asyncio-protocol.rst @@ -163,11 +163,17 @@ WriteTransport Set the *high*- and *low*-water limits for write flow control. - These two values control when call the protocol's + These two values (measured in number of + bytes) control when the protocol's :meth:`pause_writing` and :meth:`resume_writing` methods are called. If specified, the low-water limit must be less than or equal to the high-water limit. Neither *high* nor *low* can be negative. + :meth:`pause_writing` is called when the buffer size becomes greater + than or equal to the *high* value. If writing has been paused, + :meth:`resume_writing` is called when the buffer size becomes less + than or equal to the *low* value. + The defaults are implementation-specific. If only the high-water limit is given, the low-water limit defaults to an implementation-specific value less than or equal to the |