From b3fc9d148df78d6f8dfa94714b1dd3c4f2748d39 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Guido van Rossum Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 14:42:54 +0000 Subject: Added disclaimer to the sleep() function. --- Doc/lib/libtime.tex | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/Doc/lib/libtime.tex b/Doc/lib/libtime.tex index 1c9ffe9..0c28bf2 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libtime.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libtime.tex @@ -151,6 +151,11 @@ represented as a valid time, \exception{OverflowError} is raised. \begin{funcdesc}{sleep}{secs} Suspend execution for the given number of seconds. The argument may be a floating point number to indicate a more precise sleep time. +The actual suspension time may be less than that requested because any +caught signal will terminate the \function{sleep()} following +execution of that signal's catching routine. Also, the suspension +time may be longer than requested by an arbitrary amount because of +the scheduling of other activity in the system. \end{funcdesc} \begin{funcdesc}{strftime}{format, tuple} -- cgit v0.12