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diff --git a/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst b/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst index cbec330..4d5f308 100644 --- a/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst +++ b/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst @@ -262,14 +262,6 @@ that only one process prints to standard output at a time:: Without using the lock output from the different processes is liable to get all mixed up. -.. note:: - - Some of this package's functionality requires a functioning shared semaphore - implementation on the host operating system. Without one, the - :mod:`multiprocessing.synchronize` module will be disabled, and attempts to - import it will result in an :exc:`ImportError`. See - :issue:`3770` for additional information. - Sharing state between processes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -808,6 +800,14 @@ For an example of the usage of queues for interprocess communication see immediately without waiting to flush enqueued data to the underlying pipe, and you don't care about lost data. + .. note:: + + This class's functionality requires a functioning shared semaphore + implementation on the host operating system. Without one, the + functionality in this class will be disabled, and attempts to + instantiate a :class:`Queue` will result in an :exc:`ImportError`. See + :issue:`3770` for additional information. The same holds true for any + of the specialized queue types listed below. .. class:: SimpleQueue() @@ -1183,6 +1183,14 @@ object -- see :ref:`multiprocessing-managers`. This differs from the behaviour of :mod:`threading` where SIGINT will be ignored while the equivalent blocking calls are in progress. +.. note:: + + Some of this package's functionality requires a functioning shared semaphore + implementation on the host operating system. Without one, the + :mod:`multiprocessing.synchronize` module will be disabled, and attempts to + import it will result in an :exc:`ImportError`. See + :issue:`3770` for additional information. + Shared :mod:`ctypes` Objects ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |