diff -r ffa851df0825 -r 2fb8b9db1c86 symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12/python-2.6.1/Doc/library/autogil.rst --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12/python-2.6.1/Doc/library/autogil.rst Fri Jul 31 15:01:17 2009 +0100 @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ + +:mod:`autoGIL` --- Global Interpreter Lock handling in event loops +================================================================== + +.. module:: autoGIL + :platform: Mac + :synopsis: Global Interpreter Lock handling in event loops. + :deprecated: +.. moduleauthor:: Just van Rossum + + +The :mod:`autoGIL` module provides a function :func:`installAutoGIL` that +automatically locks and unlocks Python's :term:`Global Interpreter Lock` when +running an event loop. + +.. warning:: + + This module has been removed in 3.0. + + +.. exception:: AutoGILError + + Raised if the observer callback cannot be installed, for example because the + current thread does not have a run loop. + + +.. function:: installAutoGIL() + + Install an observer callback in the event loop (CFRunLoop) for the current + thread, that will lock and unlock the Global Interpreter Lock (GIL) at + appropriate times, allowing other Python threads to run while the event loop is + idle. + + Availability: OSX 10.1 or later. +