From e247928fedde92e27801887857841f0975915d12 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Terry Jan Reedy Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:09:49 -0500 Subject: Closes #11633 Clarify print buffering. --- Doc/library/functions.rst | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/library/functions.rst index e5d4a99..ff6d1c0 100644 --- a/Doc/library/functions.rst +++ b/Doc/library/functions.rst @@ -954,7 +954,9 @@ are always available. They are listed here in alphabetical order. *end*. The *file* argument must be an object with a ``write(string)`` method; if it - is not present or ``None``, :data:`sys.stdout` will be used. + is not present or ``None``, :data:`sys.stdout` will be used. Output buffering + is determined by *file*. Use ``sys.stdout.flush()`` to ensure immediate + appearance on a screen. .. function:: property(fget=None, fset=None, fdel=None, doc=None) -- cgit v0.12