Closes #17375: port new threading docstrings from 2.7.
diff --git a/Lib/threading.py b/Lib/threading.py
index 3d4952b..625c9b9 100644
--- a/Lib/threading.py
+++ b/Lib/threading.py
@@ -44,10 +44,22 @@
_trace_hook = None
def setprofile(func):
+ """Set a profile function for all threads started from the threading module.
+
+ The func will be passed to sys.setprofile() for each thread, before its
+ run() method is called.
+
+ """
global _profile_hook
_profile_hook = func
def settrace(func):
+ """Set a trace function for all threads started from the threading module.
+
+ The func will be passed to sys.settrace() for each thread, before its run()
+ method is called.
+
+ """
global _trace_hook
_trace_hook = func
@@ -56,11 +68,27 @@
Lock = _allocate_lock
def RLock(*args, **kwargs):
+ """Factory function that returns a new reentrant lock.
+
+ A reentrant lock must be released by the thread that acquired it. Once a
+ thread has acquired a reentrant lock, the same thread may acquire it again
+ without blocking; the thread must release it once for each time it has
+ acquired it.
+
+ """
if _CRLock is None:
return _PyRLock(*args, **kwargs)
return _CRLock(*args, **kwargs)
class _RLock:
+ """This class implements reentrant lock objects.
+
+ A reentrant lock must be released by the thread that acquired it. Once a
+ thread has acquired a reentrant lock, the same thread may acquire it
+ again without blocking; the thread must release it once for each time it
+ has acquired it.
+
+ """
def __init__(self):
self._block = _allocate_lock()
@@ -77,6 +105,31 @@
self.__class__.__name__, owner, self._count)
def acquire(self, blocking=True, timeout=-1):
+ """Acquire a lock, blocking or non-blocking.
+
+ When invoked without arguments: if this thread already owns the lock,
+ increment the recursion level by one, and return immediately. Otherwise,
+ if another thread owns the lock, block until the lock is unlocked. Once
+ the lock is unlocked (not owned by any thread), then grab ownership, set
+ the recursion level to one, and return. If more than one thread is
+ blocked waiting until the lock is unlocked, only one at a time will be
+ able to grab ownership of the lock. There is no return value in this
+ case.
+
+ When invoked with the blocking argument set to true, do the same thing
+ as when called without arguments, and return true.
+
+ When invoked with the blocking argument set to false, do not block. If a
+ call without an argument would block, return false immediately;
+ otherwise, do the same thing as when called without arguments, and
+ return true.
+
+ When invoked with the floating-point timeout argument set to a positive
+ value, block for at most the number of seconds specified by timeout
+ and as long as the lock cannot be acquired. Return true if the lock has
+ been acquired, false if the timeout has elapsed.
+
+ """
me = get_ident()
if self._owner == me:
self._count = self._count + 1
@@ -90,6 +143,21 @@
__enter__ = acquire
def release(self):
+ """Release a lock, decrementing the recursion level.
+
+ If after the decrement it is zero, reset the lock to unlocked (not owned
+ by any thread), and if any other threads are blocked waiting for the
+ lock to become unlocked, allow exactly one of them to proceed. If after
+ the decrement the recursion level is still nonzero, the lock remains
+ locked and owned by the calling thread.
+
+ Only call this method when the calling thread owns the lock. A
+ RuntimeError is raised if this method is called when the lock is
+ unlocked.
+
+ There is no return value.
+
+ """
if self._owner != get_ident():
raise RuntimeError("cannot release un-acquired lock")
self._count = count = self._count - 1
@@ -123,6 +191,16 @@
class Condition:
+ """Class that implements a condition variable.
+
+ A condition variable allows one or more threads to wait until they are
+ notified by another thread.
+
+ If the lock argument is given and not None, it must be a Lock or RLock
+ object, and it is used as the underlying lock. Otherwise, a new RLock object
+ is created and used as the underlying lock.
+
+ """
def __init__(self, lock=None):
if lock is None:
@@ -173,6 +251,28 @@
return True
def wait(self, timeout=None):
+ """Wait until notified or until a timeout occurs.
+
+ If the calling thread has not acquired the lock when this method is
+ called, a RuntimeError is raised.
+
+ This method releases the underlying lock, and then blocks until it is
+ awakened by a notify() or notify_all() call for the same condition
+ variable in another thread, or until the optional timeout occurs. Once
+ awakened or timed out, it re-acquires the lock and returns.
+
+ When the timeout argument is present and not None, it should be a
+ floating point number specifying a timeout for the operation in seconds
+ (or fractions thereof).
+
+ When the underlying lock is an RLock, it is not released using its
+ release() method, since this may not actually unlock the lock when it
+ was acquired multiple times recursively. Instead, an internal interface
+ of the RLock class is used, which really unlocks it even when it has
+ been recursively acquired several times. Another internal interface is
+ then used to restore the recursion level when the lock is reacquired.
+
+ """
if not self._is_owned():
raise RuntimeError("cannot wait on un-acquired lock")
waiter = _allocate_lock()
@@ -198,6 +298,13 @@
self._acquire_restore(saved_state)
def wait_for(self, predicate, timeout=None):
+ """Wait until a condition evaluates to True.
+
+ predicate should be a callable which result will be interpreted as a
+ boolean value. A timeout may be provided giving the maximum time to
+ wait.
+
+ """
endtime = None
waittime = timeout
result = predicate()
@@ -214,6 +321,15 @@
return result
def notify(self, n=1):
+ """Wake up one or more threads waiting on this condition, if any.
+
+ If the calling thread has not acquired the lock when this method is
+ called, a RuntimeError is raised.
+
+ This method wakes up at most n of the threads waiting for the condition
+ variable; it is a no-op if no threads are waiting.
+
+ """
if not self._is_owned():
raise RuntimeError("cannot notify on un-acquired lock")
__waiters = self._waiters
@@ -228,12 +344,26 @@
pass
def notify_all(self):
+ """Wake up all threads waiting on this condition.
+
+ If the calling thread has not acquired the lock when this method
+ is called, a RuntimeError is raised.
+
+ """
self.notify(len(self._waiters))
notifyAll = notify_all
class Semaphore:
+ """This class implements semaphore objects.
+
+ Semaphores manage a counter representing the number of release() calls minus
+ the number of acquire() calls, plus an initial value. The acquire() method
+ blocks if necessary until it can return without making the counter
+ negative. If not given, value defaults to 1.
+
+ """
# After Tim Peters' semaphore class, but not quite the same (no maximum)
@@ -244,6 +374,29 @@
self._value = value
def acquire(self, blocking=True, timeout=None):
+ """Acquire a semaphore, decrementing the internal counter by one.
+
+ When invoked without arguments: if the internal counter is larger than
+ zero on entry, decrement it by one and return immediately. If it is zero
+ on entry, block, waiting until some other thread has called release() to
+ make it larger than zero. This is done with proper interlocking so that
+ if multiple acquire() calls are blocked, release() will wake exactly one
+ of them up. The implementation may pick one at random, so the order in
+ which blocked threads are awakened should not be relied on. There is no
+ return value in this case.
+
+ When invoked with blocking set to true, do the same thing as when called
+ without arguments, and return true.
+
+ When invoked with blocking set to false, do not block. If a call without
+ an argument would block, return false immediately; otherwise, do the
+ same thing as when called without arguments, and return true.
+
+ When invoked with a timeout other than None, it will block for at
+ most timeout seconds. If acquire does not complete successfully in
+ that interval, return false. Return true otherwise.
+
+ """
if not blocking and timeout is not None:
raise ValueError("can't specify timeout for non-blocking acquire")
rc = False
@@ -268,6 +421,12 @@
__enter__ = acquire
def release(self):
+ """Release a semaphore, incrementing the internal counter by one.
+
+ When the counter is zero on entry and another thread is waiting for it
+ to become larger than zero again, wake up that thread.
+
+ """
with self._cond:
self._value = self._value + 1
self._cond.notify()
@@ -277,12 +436,36 @@
class BoundedSemaphore(Semaphore):
- """Semaphore that checks that # releases is <= # acquires"""
+ """Implements a bounded semaphore.
+
+ A bounded semaphore checks to make sure its current value doesn't exceed its
+ initial value. If it does, ValueError is raised. In most situations
+ semaphores are used to guard resources with limited capacity.
+
+ If the semaphore is released too many times it's a sign of a bug. If not
+ given, value defaults to 1.
+
+ Like regular semaphores, bounded semaphores manage a counter representing
+ the number of release() calls minus the number of acquire() calls, plus an
+ initial value. The acquire() method blocks if necessary until it can return
+ without making the counter negative. If not given, value defaults to 1.
+
+ """
+
def __init__(self, value=1):
Semaphore.__init__(self, value)
self._initial_value = value
def release(self):
+ """Release a semaphore, incrementing the internal counter by one.
+
+ When the counter is zero on entry and another thread is waiting for it
+ to become larger than zero again, wake up that thread.
+
+ If the number of releases exceeds the number of acquires,
+ raise a ValueError.
+
+ """
with self._cond:
if self._value >= self._initial_value:
raise ValueError("Semaphore released too many times")
@@ -291,6 +474,13 @@
class Event:
+ """Class implementing event objects.
+
+ Events manage a flag that can be set to true with the set() method and reset
+ to false with the clear() method. The wait() method blocks until the flag is
+ true. The flag is initially false.
+
+ """
# After Tim Peters' event class (without is_posted())
@@ -303,11 +493,18 @@
self._cond.__init__()
def is_set(self):
+ """Return true if and only if the internal flag is true."""
return self._flag
isSet = is_set
def set(self):
+ """Set the internal flag to true.
+
+ All threads waiting for it to become true are awakened. Threads
+ that call wait() once the flag is true will not block at all.
+
+ """
self._cond.acquire()
try:
self._flag = True
@@ -316,6 +513,12 @@
self._cond.release()
def clear(self):
+ """Reset the internal flag to false.
+
+ Subsequently, threads calling wait() will block until set() is called to
+ set the internal flag to true again.
+
+ """
self._cond.acquire()
try:
self._flag = False
@@ -323,6 +526,20 @@
self._cond.release()
def wait(self, timeout=None):
+ """Block until the internal flag is true.
+
+ If the internal flag is true on entry, return immediately. Otherwise,
+ block until another thread calls set() to set the flag to true, or until
+ the optional timeout occurs.
+
+ When the timeout argument is present and not None, it should be a
+ floating point number specifying a timeout for the operation in seconds
+ (or fractions thereof).
+
+ This method returns the internal flag on exit, so it will always return
+ True except if a timeout is given and the operation times out.
+
+ """
self._cond.acquire()
try:
signaled = self._flag
@@ -345,19 +562,22 @@
# similar to 'draining' except that threads leave with a BrokenBarrierError,
# and a 'broken' state in which all threads get the exception.
class Barrier:
+ """Implements a Barrier.
+
+ Useful for synchronizing a fixed number of threads at known synchronization
+ points. Threads block on 'wait()' and are simultaneously once they have all
+ made that call.
+
"""
- Barrier. Useful for synchronizing a fixed number of threads
- at known synchronization points. Threads block on 'wait()' and are
- simultaneously once they have all made that call.
- """
+
def __init__(self, parties, action=None, timeout=None):
- """
- Create a barrier, initialised to 'parties' threads.
- 'action' is a callable which, when supplied, will be called
- by one of the threads after they have all entered the
- barrier and just prior to releasing them all.
- If a 'timeout' is provided, it is uses as the default for
- all subsequent 'wait()' calls.
+ """Create a barrier, initialised to 'parties' threads.
+
+ 'action' is a callable which, when supplied, will be called by one of
+ the threads after they have all entered the barrier and just prior to
+ releasing them all. If a 'timeout' is provided, it is uses as the
+ default for all subsequent 'wait()' calls.
+
"""
self._cond = Condition(Lock())
self._action = action
@@ -367,12 +587,13 @@
self._count = 0
def wait(self, timeout=None):
- """
- Wait for the barrier. When the specified number of threads have
- started waiting, they are all simultaneously awoken. If an 'action'
- was provided for the barrier, one of the threads will have executed
- that callback prior to returning.
+ """Wait for the barrier.
+
+ When the specified number of threads have started waiting, they are all
+ simultaneously awoken. If an 'action' was provided for the barrier, one
+ of the threads will have executed that callback prior to returning.
Returns an individual index number from 0 to 'parties-1'.
+
"""
if timeout is None:
timeout = self._timeout
@@ -439,10 +660,11 @@
self._cond.notify_all()
def reset(self):
- """
- Reset the barrier to the initial state.
+ """Reset the barrier to the initial state.
+
Any threads currently waiting will get the BrokenBarrier exception
raised.
+
"""
with self._cond:
if self._count > 0:
@@ -458,11 +680,11 @@
self._cond.notify_all()
def abort(self):
- """
- Place the barrier into a 'broken' state.
- Useful in case of error. Any currently waiting threads and
- threads attempting to 'wait()' will have BrokenBarrierError
- raised.
+ """Place the barrier into a 'broken' state.
+
+ Useful in case of error. Any currently waiting threads and threads
+ attempting to 'wait()' will have BrokenBarrierError raised.
+
"""
with self._cond:
self._break()
@@ -475,16 +697,12 @@
@property
def parties(self):
- """
- Return the number of threads required to trip the barrier.
- """
+ """Return the number of threads required to trip the barrier."""
return self._parties
@property
def n_waiting(self):
- """
- Return the number of threads that are currently waiting at the barrier.
- """
+ """Return the number of threads currently waiting at the barrier."""
# We don't need synchronization here since this is an ephemeral result
# anyway. It returns the correct value in the steady state.
if self._state == 0:
@@ -493,13 +711,12 @@
@property
def broken(self):
- """
- Return True if the barrier is in a broken state
- """
+ """Return True if the barrier is in a broken state."""
return self._state == -2
-#exception raised by the Barrier class
-class BrokenBarrierError(RuntimeError): pass
+# exception raised by the Barrier class
+class BrokenBarrierError(RuntimeError):
+ pass
# Helper to generate new thread names
@@ -520,6 +737,13 @@
# Main class for threads
class Thread:
+ """A class that represents a thread of control.
+
+ This class can be safely subclassed in a limited fashion. There are two ways
+ to specify the activity: by passing a callable object to the constructor, or
+ by overriding the run() method in a subclass.
+
+ """
__initialized = False
# Need to store a reference to sys.exc_info for printing
@@ -533,6 +757,27 @@
def __init__(self, group=None, target=None, name=None,
args=(), kwargs=None, *, daemon=None):
+ """This constructor should always be called with keyword arguments. Arguments are:
+
+ *group* should be None; reserved for future extension when a ThreadGroup
+ class is implemented.
+
+ *target* is the callable object to be invoked by the run()
+ method. Defaults to None, meaning nothing is called.
+
+ *name* is the thread name. By default, a unique name is constructed of
+ the form "Thread-N" where N is a small decimal number.
+
+ *args* is the argument tuple for the target invocation. Defaults to ().
+
+ *kwargs* is a dictionary of keyword arguments for the target
+ invocation. Defaults to {}.
+
+ If a subclass overrides the constructor, it must make sure to invoke
+ the base class constructor (Thread.__init__()) before doing anything
+ else to the thread.
+
+ """
assert group is None, "group argument must be None for now"
if kwargs is None:
kwargs = {}
@@ -575,6 +820,15 @@
return "<%s(%s, %s)>" % (self.__class__.__name__, self._name, status)
def start(self):
+ """Start the thread's activity.
+
+ It must be called at most once per thread object. It arranges for the
+ object's run() method to be invoked in a separate thread of control.
+
+ This method will raise a RuntimeError if called more than once on the
+ same thread object.
+
+ """
if not self._initialized:
raise RuntimeError("thread.__init__() not called")
@@ -591,6 +845,14 @@
self._started.wait()
def run(self):
+ """Method representing the thread's activity.
+
+ You may override this method in a subclass. The standard run() method
+ invokes the callable object passed to the object's constructor as the
+ target argument, if any, with sequential and keyword arguments taken
+ from the args and kwargs arguments, respectively.
+
+ """
try:
if self._target:
self._target(*self._args, **self._kwargs)
@@ -729,6 +991,29 @@
raise
def join(self, timeout=None):
+ """Wait until the thread terminates.
+
+ This blocks the calling thread until the thread whose join() method is
+ called terminates -- either normally or through an unhandled exception
+ or until the optional timeout occurs.
+
+ When the timeout argument is present and not None, it should be a
+ floating point number specifying a timeout for the operation in seconds
+ (or fractions thereof). As join() always returns None, you must call
+ isAlive() after join() to decide whether a timeout happened -- if the
+ thread is still alive, the join() call timed out.
+
+ When the timeout argument is not present or None, the operation will
+ block until the thread terminates.
+
+ A thread can be join()ed many times.
+
+ join() raises a RuntimeError if an attempt is made to join the current
+ thread as that would cause a deadlock. It is also an error to join() a
+ thread before it has been started and attempts to do so raises the same
+ exception.
+
+ """
if not self._initialized:
raise RuntimeError("Thread.__init__() not called")
if not self._started.is_set():
@@ -753,6 +1038,12 @@
@property
def name(self):
+ """A string used for identification purposes only.
+
+ It has no semantics. Multiple threads may be given the same name. The
+ initial name is set by the constructor.
+
+ """
assert self._initialized, "Thread.__init__() not called"
return self._name
@@ -763,10 +1054,24 @@
@property
def ident(self):
+ """Thread identifier of this thread or None if it has not been started.
+
+ This is a nonzero integer. See the thread.get_ident() function. Thread
+ identifiers may be recycled when a thread exits and another thread is
+ created. The identifier is available even after the thread has exited.
+
+ """
assert self._initialized, "Thread.__init__() not called"
return self._ident
def is_alive(self):
+ """Return whether the thread is alive.
+
+ This method returns True just before the run() method starts until just
+ after the run() method terminates. The module function enumerate()
+ returns a list of all alive threads.
+
+ """
assert self._initialized, "Thread.__init__() not called"
return self._started.is_set() and not self._stopped
@@ -774,6 +1079,17 @@
@property
def daemon(self):
+ """A boolean value indicating whether this thread is a daemon thread.
+
+ This must be set before start() is called, otherwise 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 daemon = False.
+
+ The entire Python program exits when no alive non-daemon threads are
+ left.
+
+ """
assert self._initialized, "Thread.__init__() not called"
return self._daemonic
@@ -802,9 +1118,10 @@
class Timer(Thread):
"""Call a function after a specified number of seconds:
- t = Timer(30.0, f, args=None, kwargs=None)
- t.start()
- t.cancel() # stop the timer's action if it's still waiting
+ t = Timer(30.0, f, args=None, kwargs=None)
+ t.start()
+ t.cancel() # stop the timer's action if it's still waiting
+
"""
def __init__(self, interval, function, args=None, kwargs=None):
@@ -816,7 +1133,7 @@
self.finished = Event()
def cancel(self):
- """Stop the timer if it hasn't finished yet"""
+ """Stop the timer if it hasn't finished yet."""
self.finished.set()
def run(self):
@@ -885,6 +1202,12 @@
# Global API functions
def current_thread():
+ """Return the current Thread object, corresponding to the caller's thread of control.
+
+ If the caller's thread of control was not created through the threading
+ module, a dummy thread object with limited functionality is returned.
+
+ """
try:
return _active[get_ident()]
except KeyError:
@@ -893,6 +1216,12 @@
currentThread = current_thread
def active_count():
+ """Return the number of Thread objects currently alive.
+
+ The returned count is equal to the length of the list returned by
+ enumerate().
+
+ """
with _active_limbo_lock:
return len(_active) + len(_limbo)
@@ -903,6 +1232,13 @@
return list(_active.values()) + list(_limbo.values())
def enumerate():
+ """Return a list of all Thread objects currently alive.
+
+ The list includes daemonic threads, dummy thread objects created by
+ current_thread(), and the main thread. It excludes terminated threads and
+ threads that have not yet been started.
+
+ """
with _active_limbo_lock:
return list(_active.values()) + list(_limbo.values())