Remove note that PyErr_SetInterrupt() is obsolete; add comment about the
fact that it was marked obsolete but is still needed.
Closes SF bug #919299. Someone else should backport this to Python 2.3.
diff --git a/Doc/api/exceptions.tex b/Doc/api/exceptions.tex
index f98b644..3a51a05 100644
--- a/Doc/api/exceptions.tex
+++ b/Doc/api/exceptions.tex
@@ -299,12 +299,14 @@
\end{cfuncdesc}
\begin{cfuncdesc}{void}{PyErr_SetInterrupt}{}
- This function is obsolete. It simulates the effect of a
+ It simulates the effect of a
\constant{SIGINT}\ttindex{SIGINT} signal arriving --- the next time
\cfunction{PyErr_CheckSignals()} is called,
\withsubitem{(built-in exception)}{\ttindex{KeyboardInterrupt}}
\exception{KeyboardInterrupt} will be raised. It may be called
without holding the interpreter lock.
+ % XXX This was described as obsolete, but is used in
+ % thread.interrupt_main() (used from IDLE), so it's still needed.
\end{cfuncdesc}
\begin{cfuncdesc}{PyObject*}{PyErr_NewException}{char *name,