Correct documentation of check interval - it's 100 by default, not 10 any
longer. Pointed out by Alex Martelli.
diff --git a/Doc/api/init.tex b/Doc/api/init.tex
index 44bfa3e..f7d797c 100644
--- a/Doc/api/init.tex
+++ b/Doc/api/init.tex
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@
global interpreter lock may operate on Python objects or call Python/C
API functions. In order to support multi-threaded Python programs,
the interpreter regularly releases and reacquires the lock --- by
-default, every ten bytecode instructions (this can be changed with
+default, every 100 bytecode instructions (this can be changed with
\withsubitem{(in module sys)}{\ttindex{setcheckinterval()}}
\function{sys.setcheckinterval()}). The lock is also released and
reacquired around potentially blocking I/O operations like reading or
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libsys.tex b/Doc/lib/libsys.tex
index 8a60cb2..558fb36 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libsys.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libsys.tex
@@ -394,8 +394,8 @@
\begin{funcdesc}{setcheckinterval}{interval}
Set the interpreter's ``check interval''. This integer value
determines how often the interpreter checks for periodic things such
- as thread switches and signal handlers. The default is \code{10},
- meaning the check is performed every 10 Python virtual instructions.
+ as thread switches and signal handlers. The default is \code{100},
+ meaning the check is performed every 100 Python virtual instructions.
Setting it to a larger value may increase performance for programs
using threads. Setting it to a value \code{<=} 0 checks every
virtual instruction, maximizing responsiveness as well as overhead.
diff --git a/Misc/cheatsheet b/Misc/cheatsheet
index 8563c5a..ee4b8e0 100644
--- a/Misc/cheatsheet
+++ b/Misc/cheatsheet
@@ -1361,7 +1361,7 @@
) higher than you might expect, because of object arg temp
reference.
setcheckinterval( Sets the interpreter's thread switching interval (in number
-interval) of virtual code instructions, default:10).
+interval) of virtual code instructions, default:100).
settrace(func) Sets a trace function: called before each line ofcode is
exited.
setprofile(func) Sets a profile function for performance profiling.