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@@ -98,7 +98,10 @@ StreamReader
.. method:: readexactly(n)
- XXX
+ Read exactly *n* bytes. Raise an :exc:`IncompleteReadError` if the end of
+ the stream is reached before *n* can be read, the
+ :attr:`IncompleteReadError.partial` attribute of the exception contains
+ the partial read bytes.
This method returns a :ref:`coroutine object <coroutine>`.
@@ -208,6 +211,22 @@ StreamReaderProtocol
XXX
+IncompleteReadError
+===================
+
+.. exception:: IncompleteReadError
+
+ Incomplete read error.
+
+ .. attribute:: expected
+
+ Total number of expected bytes (:class:`int`).
+
+ .. attribute:: partial
+
+ Read bytes string before the end of stream was reached (:class:`bytes`).
+
+
Example
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