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diff --git a/Doc/library/sys.rst b/Doc/library/sys.rst index ba781b3a6d..a34c4977c9 100644 --- a/Doc/library/sys.rst +++ b/Doc/library/sys.rst @@ -961,6 +961,35 @@ always available. to a console and Python apps started with :program:`pythonw`. +.. data:: thread_info + + A :term:`struct sequence` holding information about the thread + implementation. + + +------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+ + | Attribute | Explanation | + +==================+=========================================================+ + | :const:`name` | Name of the thread implementation: | + | | | + | | * ``'nt'``: Windows threads | + | | * ``'os2'``: OS/2 threads | + | | * ``'pthread'``: POSIX threads | + | | * ``'solaris'``: Solaris threads | + +------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+ + | :const:`lock` | Name of the lock implementation: | + | | | + | | * ``'semaphore'``: a lock uses a semaphore | + | | * ``'mutex+cond'``: a lock uses a mutex | + | | and a condition variable | + | | * ``None`` if this information is unknown | + +------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+ + | :const:`version` | Name and version of the thread library. It is a string, | + | | or ``None`` if these informations are unknown. | + +------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+ + + .. versionadded:: 3.3 + + .. data:: tracebacklimit When this variable is set to an integer value, it determines the maximum number |