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diff --git a/Lib/Queue.py b/Lib/Queue.py
index 6710153..843b9dc 100644
--- a/Lib/Queue.py
+++ b/Lib/Queue.py
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ class Queue:
return n
def put(self, item):
- """Put an item into the queue."""
+ """Put an item into the queue.
+
+ If the queue is full, block until a free slot is avaiable.
+ """
self.fsema.acquire_lock()
self.mutex.acquire_lock()
was_empty = self._empty()
@@ -57,6 +60,7 @@ class Queue:
def get(self):
"""Gets and returns an item from the queue.
+
This method blocks if necessary until an item is available.
"""
self.esema.acquire_lock()
@@ -74,6 +78,7 @@ class Queue:
# raise Empty if the queue is empty or temporarily unavailable
def get_nowait(self):
"""Gets and returns an item from the queue.
+
Only gets an item if one is immediately available, Otherwise
this raises the Empty exception if the queue is empty or
temporarily unavailable.