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diff --git a/Doc/library/subprocess.rst b/Doc/library/subprocess.rst index 7f22a5d..d6b892a 100644 --- a/Doc/library/subprocess.rst +++ b/Doc/library/subprocess.rst @@ -791,9 +791,10 @@ Instances of the :class:`Popen` class have the following methods: .. note:: - The function is implemented using a busy loop (non-blocking call and - short sleeps). Use the :mod:`asyncio` module for an asynchronous wait: - see :class:`asyncio.create_subprocess_exec`. + When the ``timeout`` parameter is not ``None``, then (on POSIX) the + function is implemented using a busy loop (non-blocking call and short + sleeps). Use the :mod:`asyncio` module for an asynchronous wait: see + :class:`asyncio.create_subprocess_exec`. .. versionchanged:: 3.3 *timeout* was added. |