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| author | Skip Montanaro <skip@pobox.com> | 2003-07-02 21:38:34 +0000 |
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| committer | Skip Montanaro <skip@pobox.com> | 2003-07-02 21:38:34 +0000 |
| commit | eec26f982a6e953eb1d6cc1ca570fb629bdd6ceb (patch) | |
| tree | 301ae1d6f38a4e16ba7fdaa4949174faf9a2e471 /Doc/lib/libsys.tex | |
| parent | 74902508dc395014dbdb9c2ed08263202e5d4e30 (diff) | |
| download | cpython-git-eec26f982a6e953eb1d6cc1ca570fb629bdd6ceb.tar.gz | |
Correct documentation of check interval - it's 100 by default, not 10 any
longer. Pointed out by Alex Martelli.
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| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/lib/libsys.tex | 4 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libsys.tex b/Doc/lib/libsys.tex index 8a60cb23fa..558fb36e02 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libsys.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libsys.tex @@ -394,8 +394,8 @@ else: \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. |