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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libasyncore.tex b/Doc/lib/libasyncore.tex index 89c71781..f466fa6 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libasyncore.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libasyncore.tex @@ -44,20 +44,20 @@ channel (including any that have been added to the map during asynchronous service) is closed. \begin{funcdesc}{loop}{\optional{timeout\optional{, use_poll\optional{, - map}}}} - Enter a polling loop that only terminates after all open channels - have been closed. All arguments are optional. The \var{timeout} - argument sets the timeout parameter for the appropriate - \function{select()} or \function{poll()} call, measured in seconds; - the default is 30 seconds. The \var{use_poll} parameter, if true, - indicates that \function{poll()} should be used in preference to - \function{select()} (the default is \code{False}). The \var{map} parameter - is a dictionary whose items are the channels to watch. As channels - are closed they are deleted from their map. If \var{map} is - omitted, a global map is used (this map is updated by the default - class \method{__init__()} - -- make sure you extend, rather than override, \method{__init__()} - if you want to retain this behavior). + map\optional{,count}}}}} + Enter a polling loop that terminates after count passes or all open + channels have been closed. All arguments are optional. The \var(count) + parameter defaults to infinity, resulting in the loop terminating only + when all channels have been closed. The \var{timeout} argument sets the + timeout parameter for the appropriate \function{select()} or + \function{poll()} call, measured in seconds; the default is 30 seconds. + The \var{use_poll} parameter, if true, indicates that \function{poll()} + should be used in preference to \function{select()} (the default is + \code{False}). The \var{map} parameter is a dictionary whose items are + the channels to watch. As channels are closed they are deleted from their + map. If \var{map} is omitted, a global map is used (this map is updated + by the default class \method{__init__()} -- make sure you extend, rather + than override, \method{__init__()} if you want to retain this behavior). Channels (instances of \class{asyncore.dispatcher}, \class{asynchat.async_chat} and subclasses thereof) can freely be mixed in the map. |