Add timeout mode. Clarify gnu_getopt.

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Guido van Rossum 2002-06-07 12:40:52 +00:00
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@ -130,7 +130,13 @@ Extension modules
Library
- getopt.gnu_getopt was added.
- Sockets now support timeout mode. After s.settimeout(T), where T is
a float expressing seconds, subsequent operations raise an exception
if they cannot be completed within T seconds. To disable timeout
mode, use s.settimeout(None).
- getopt.gnu_getopt was added. This supports GNU-style option
processing, where options can be mixed with non-option arguments.
- Stop using strings for exceptions. String objects used for
exceptions are now classes deriving from Exception. The objects