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diff Modules/_threadmodule.c @ 56992:bf93e4df7bfb
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r75969 | antoine.pitrou | 2009-10-30 23:19:09 +0100 (ven., 30 oct. 2009) | 5 lines
Remove official documentation entry for thread._count() and make the
docstring more descriptive instead.
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| author | Antoine Pitrou <solipsis@pitrou.net> |
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| date | Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:23:02 +0000 |
| parents | 6cf84e5a6dd7 |
| children | 6d91aaadddd0 |
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--- a/Modules/_threadmodule.c Fri Oct 30 21:45:40 2009 +0000 +++ b/Modules/_threadmodule.c Fri Oct 30 22:23:02 2009 +0000 @@ -616,8 +616,14 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(_count_doc, "_count() -> integer\n\ \n\ -Return the number of currently running (sub)threads.\n\ -This excludes the main thread."); +\ +Return the number of currently running Python threads, excluding \n\ +the main thread. The returned number comprises all threads created\n\ +through `start_new_thread()` as well as `threading.Thread`, and not\n\ +yet finished.\n\ +\n\ +This function is meant for internal and specialized purposes only.\n\ +In most applications `threading.enumerate()` should be used instead."); static PyObject * thread_stack_size(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)