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diff --git a/Doc/library/signal.rst b/Doc/library/signal.rst index 920752b..cf6f8f8 100644 --- a/Doc/library/signal.rst +++ b/Doc/library/signal.rst @@ -124,6 +124,21 @@ The :mod:`signal` module defines the following functions: exception to be raised. + +.. function:: siginterrupt(signalnum, flag) + + Change system call restart behaviour: if *flag* is :const:`False`, system calls + will be restarted when interrupted by signal *signalnum*, else system calls will + be interrupted. Returns nothing. Availability: Unix, Mac (see the man page + :manpage:`siginterrupt(3)` for further information). + + Note that installing a signal handler with :func:`signal` will reset the restart + behaviour to interruptible by implicitly calling siginterrupt with a true *flag* + value for the given signal. + + .. versionadded:: 2.6 + + .. function:: signal(signalnum, handler) Set the handler for signal *signalnum* to the function *handler*. *handler* can |