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clarify documentation about non-blocking mode
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Robey Pointer 2008-07-06 17:23:55 -07:00
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paramiko/channel.py
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@ -496,17 +496,19 @@ class Channel (object):
""" """
Set blocking or non-blocking mode of the channel: if C{blocking} is 0, Set blocking or non-blocking mode of the channel: if C{blocking} is 0,
the channel is set to non-blocking mode; otherwise it's set to blocking the channel is set to non-blocking mode; otherwise it's set to blocking
mode. Initially all channels are in blocking mode. mode. Initially all channels are in blocking mode.
In non-blocking mode, if a L{recv} call doesn't find any data, or if a In non-blocking mode, if a L{recv} call doesn't find any data, or if a
L{send} call can't immediately dispose of the data, an error exception L{send} call can't immediately dispose of the data, an error exception
is raised. In blocking mode, the calls block until they can proceed. is raised. In blocking mode, the calls block until they can proceed. An
EOF condition is considered "immediate data" for L{recv}, so if the
channel is closed in the read direction, it will never block.
C{chan.setblocking(0)} is equivalent to C{chan.settimeout(0)}; C{chan.setblocking(0)} is equivalent to C{chan.settimeout(0)};
C{chan.setblocking(1)} is equivalent to C{chan.settimeout(None)}. C{chan.setblocking(1)} is equivalent to C{chan.settimeout(None)}.
@param blocking: 0 to set non-blocking mode; non-0 to set blocking @param blocking: 0 to set non-blocking mode; non-0 to set blocking
mode. mode.
@type blocking: int @type blocking: int
""" """
if blocking: if blocking: