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| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/library/copy.rst | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/library/mutex.rst | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/library/queue.rst | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/library/thread.rst | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/library/threading.rst | 1 |
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diff --git a/Doc/library/copy.rst b/Doc/library/copy.rst index 6fb3100..50baabf 100644 --- a/Doc/library/copy.rst +++ b/Doc/library/copy.rst @@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ file, socket, window, array, or any similar types. It does "copy" functions and classes (shallow and deeply), by returning the original object unchanged; this is compatible with the way these are treated by the :mod:`pickle` module. +Shallow copies of dictionaries can be made using :meth:`dict.copy`, and +of lists by assigning a slice of the entire list, for example, +``copied_list = original_list[:]``. + .. versionchanged:: 2.5 Added copying functions. diff --git a/Doc/library/mutex.rst b/Doc/library/mutex.rst index 523692f..151f0c1 100644 --- a/Doc/library/mutex.rst +++ b/Doc/library/mutex.rst @@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ The :mod:`mutex` module defines a class that allows mutual-exclusion via -acquiring and releasing locks. It does not require (or imply) threading or -multi-tasking, though it could be useful for those purposes. +acquiring and releasing locks. It does not require (or imply) +:mod:`threading` or multi-tasking, though it could be useful for those +purposes. The :mod:`mutex` module defines the following class: diff --git a/Doc/library/queue.rst b/Doc/library/queue.rst index c7b65fd..0812b78 100644 --- a/Doc/library/queue.rst +++ b/Doc/library/queue.rst @@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ The :mod:`Queue` module implements a multi-producer, multi-consumer FIFO queue. -It is especially useful in threads programming when information must be +It is especially useful in threaded programming when information must be exchanged safely between multiple threads. The :class:`Queue` class in this module implements all the required locking semantics. It depends on the -availability of thread support in Python. +availability of thread support in Python; see the :mod:`threading` +module. The :mod:`Queue` module defines the following class and exception: diff --git a/Doc/library/thread.rst b/Doc/library/thread.rst index c9be598..ca70403 100644 --- a/Doc/library/thread.rst +++ b/Doc/library/thread.rst @@ -13,9 +13,11 @@ single: semaphores, binary This module provides low-level primitives for working with multiple threads -(a.k.a. :dfn:`light-weight processes` or :dfn:`tasks`) --- multiple threads of +(also called :dfn:`light-weight processes` or :dfn:`tasks`) --- multiple threads of control sharing their global data space. For synchronization, simple locks -(a.k.a. :dfn:`mutexes` or :dfn:`binary semaphores`) are provided. +(also called :dfn:`mutexes` or :dfn:`binary semaphores`) are provided. +The :mod:`threading` module provides an easier to use and higher-level +threading API built on top of this module. .. index:: single: pthreads diff --git a/Doc/library/threading.rst b/Doc/library/threading.rst index 92ce02a..650a113 100644 --- a/Doc/library/threading.rst +++ b/Doc/library/threading.rst @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ This module constructs higher-level threading interfaces on top of the lower level :mod:`thread` module. +See also the :mod:`mutex` and :mod:`Queue` modules. The :mod:`dummy_threading` module is provided for situations where :mod:`threading` cannot be used because :mod:`thread` is missing. |