diff --git a/Doc/library/asyncore.rst b/Doc/library/asyncore.rst index e40f5073b2a..c4b3ff54758 100644 --- a/Doc/library/asyncore.rst +++ b/Doc/library/asyncore.rst @@ -223,19 +223,20 @@ any that have been added to the map during asynchronous service) is closed. garbage-collected. .. class:: file_dispatcher() + A file_dispatcher takes a file descriptor or file object along with an optional map argument and wraps it for use with the :cfunc:`poll`\ or :cfunc:`loop`\ functions. If provided a file object or anything with a :cfunc:`fileno`\ method, that method will be called and passed to the - :class:`file_wrapper` constructor. - Availability: UNIX + :class:`file_wrapper` constructor. Availability: UNIX + +.. class:: file_wrapper() -.. class::file_wrapper() A file_wrapper takes an integer file descriptor and calls os.dup() to duplicate the handle so that the original handle may be closed independently of the file_wrapper. This class implements sufficient methods to emulate a - socket for use by the file_dispatcher class. - Availability: UNIX + socket for use by the file_dispatcher class. Availability: UNIX + .. _asyncore-example: