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r68582 | georg.brandl | 2009-01-13 23:14:01 +0100 (Di, 13 Jan 2009) | 2 lines
Use assertRaises.
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r68718 | georg.brandl | 2009-01-18 11:42:35 +0100 (So, 18 Jan 2009) | 1 line
#4976: union() and intersection() take multiple args, but talk about "the other".
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r68720 | georg.brandl | 2009-01-18 11:45:22 +0100 (So, 18 Jan 2009) | 1 line
#4974: fix redundant mention of lists and tuples.
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r68721 | georg.brandl | 2009-01-18 11:48:16 +0100 (So, 18 Jan 2009) | 1 line
#4914: trunc is in math.
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r68724 | georg.brandl | 2009-01-18 14:24:10 +0100 (So, 18 Jan 2009) | 1 line
#4979: correct result range for some random functions.
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r68725 | georg.brandl | 2009-01-18 14:47:26 +0100 (So, 18 Jan 2009) | 1 line
#4857: fix augmented assignment target spec.
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r68726 | georg.brandl | 2009-01-18 15:41:52 +0100 (So, 18 Jan 2009) | 1 line
#4923: clarify what was added.
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r68727 | georg.brandl | 2009-01-18 19:25:30 +0100 (So, 18 Jan 2009) | 1 line
#4986: augassigns are not expressions.
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r68859 | georg.brandl | 2009-01-22 19:29:28 +0100 (Do, 22 Jan 2009) | 2 lines
Clarify wording.
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r68973 | georg.brandl | 2009-01-26 22:29:38 +0100 (Mo, 26 Jan 2009) | 2 lines
Copy over docs on advanced role features from Sphinx docs.
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r69288 | georg.brandl | 2009-02-05 11:30:57 +0100 (Do, 05 Feb 2009) | 1 line
#5153: fix typo in example.
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r69289 | georg.brandl | 2009-02-05 11:37:07 +0100 (Do, 05 Feb 2009) | 1 line
#5144: document that PySys_SetArgv prepends the script directory (or the empty string) to sys.path.
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r69293 | georg.brandl | 2009-02-05 11:59:28 +0100 (Do, 05 Feb 2009) | 1 line
#5059: fix example.
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r69295 | georg.brandl | 2009-02-05 12:23:47 +0100 (Do, 05 Feb 2009) | 1 line
PyErr_PrintEx is also in 2.x...
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r69297 | georg.brandl | 2009-02-05 12:32:18 +0100 (Do, 05 Feb 2009) | 1 line
#5015: document PythonHome API functions.
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r69298 | georg.brandl | 2009-02-05 12:33:21 +0100 (Do, 05 Feb 2009) | 1 line
#4827: fix callback example.
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r69299 | georg.brandl | 2009-02-05 12:35:28 +0100 (Do, 05 Feb 2009) | 1 line
#4820: use correct module for ctypes.util.
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r69300 | georg.brandl | 2009-02-05 12:38:23 +0100 (Do, 05 Feb 2009) | 1 line
#4563: disable alpha and roman lists, fixes wrong formatting of contributor list.
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r69301 | georg.brandl | 2009-02-05 12:40:35 +0100 (Do, 05 Feb 2009) | 1 line
#5031: fix Thread.daemon property docs.
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r69409 | georg.brandl | 2009-02-07 13:21:17 +0100 (Sa, 07 Feb 2009) | 1 line
#5174: fix wrong file closing in example.
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r69414 | georg.brandl | 2009-02-07 19:49:54 +0100 (Sa, 07 Feb 2009) | 1 line
make "super only for new-style classes" a note.
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r69570 | georg.brandl | 2009-02-13 11:40:14 +0100 (Fr, 13 Feb 2009) | 1 line
#4894: document "newurl" parameter to redirect_request().
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r69573 | georg.brandl | 2009-02-13 11:44:17 +0100 (Fr, 13 Feb 2009) | 1 line
#3734: document complex coercing behavior better.
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r69576 | georg.brandl | 2009-02-13 11:56:50 +0100 (Fr, 13 Feb 2009) | 1 line
#1661108: note that urlsafe encoded string can contain "=".
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r69728 | georg.brandl | 2009-02-18 01:22:55 +0100 (Mi, 18 Feb 2009) | 2 lines
#5297: fix example.
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r69729 | georg.brandl | 2009-02-18 01:25:13 +0100 (Mi, 18 Feb 2009) | 2 lines
#5296: sequence -> iterable.
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r69730 | georg.brandl | 2009-02-18 01:31:36 +0100 (Mi, 18 Feb 2009) | 2 lines
#5268: mention VMSError.
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r69769 | georg.brandl | 2009-02-19 09:30:06 +0100 (Do, 19 Feb 2009) | 1 line
#5310, #3558: fix operator precedence table.
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r69776 | georg.brandl | 2009-02-19 17:34:51 +0100 (Do, 19 Feb 2009) | 2 lines
#5317: update IronPython URL.
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r69803 | georg.brandl | 2009-02-20 08:48:21 +0100 (Fr, 20 Feb 2009) | 1 line
#5327: fix a broken link by joining it.
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r69804 | georg.brandl | 2009-02-20 09:22:21 +0100 (Fr, 20 Feb 2009) | 1 line
At least separate imports from other statements.
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r69805 | georg.brandl | 2009-02-20 09:45:47 +0100 (Fr, 20 Feb 2009) | 2 lines
Fix punctuation.
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r69840 | georg.brandl | 2009-02-21 20:09:40 +0100 (Sa, 21 Feb 2009) | 1 line
#5338, #5339: two types in the API manual.
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r69896 | georg.brandl | 2009-02-23 11:24:23 +0100 (Mo, 23 Feb 2009) | 1 line
#5348: format() converts all kinds of values.
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diff --git a/Doc/library/threading.rst b/Doc/library/threading.rst
index 85860e5..e6616db 100644
--- a/Doc/library/threading.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/threading.rst
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
A thread can be flagged as a "daemon thread". The significance of this flag is
that the entire Python program exits when only daemon threads are left. The
initial value is inherited from the creating thread. The flag can be set
-through the :attr:`daemon` attribute.
+through the :attr:`daemon` property.
There is a "main thread" object; this corresponds to the initial thread of
control in the Python program. It is not a daemon thread.
@@ -332,10 +332,11 @@
.. attribute:: Thread.daemon
- The thread's daemon flag. This must be set before :meth:`start` is called,
- otherwise :exc:`RuntimeError` is raised.
-
- The initial value is inherited from the creating thread.
+ A boolean value indicating whether this thread is a daemon thread (True) or
+ not (False). This must be set before :meth:`start` is called, otherwise
+ :exc:`RuntimeError` is raised. Its initial value is inherited from the
+ creating thread; the main thread is not a daemon thread and therefore all
+ threads created in the main thread default to :attr:`daemon` = ``False``.
The entire Python program exits when no alive non-daemon threads are left.