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Closes #22275: asyncio: enhance documentation of OS support

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Victor Stinner 2014-08-31 14:47:37 +02:00
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Doc/library/asyncio-eventloops.rst
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@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ asyncio currently provides two implementations of event loops:
Use the most efficient selector available on the platform.
On Windows, only sockets are supported (ex: pipes are not supported):
see the `MSDN documentation of select
<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms740141%28v=vs.85%29.aspx>`_.
.. class:: ProactorEventLoop
Proactor event loop for Windows using "I/O Completion Ports" aka IOCP.
@ -83,9 +87,7 @@ Common limits of Windows event loops:
:class:`SelectorEventLoop` specific limits:
- :class:`~selectors.SelectSelector` is used but it only supports sockets,
see the `MSDN documentation of select
<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms740141%28v=vs.85%29.aspx>`_
- :class:`~selectors.SelectSelector` is used but it only supports sockets
- :meth:`~BaseEventLoop.add_reader` and :meth:`~BaseEventLoop.add_writer` only
accept file descriptors of sockets
- Pipes are not supported