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Issue #11836: document multiprocessing.queues.SimpleQueue

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@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ primitives like locks.
For passing messages one can use :func:`Pipe` (for a connection between two
processes) or a queue (which allows multiple producers and consumers).
The :class:`Queue` and :class:`JoinableQueue` types are multi-producer,
The :class:`Queue`, :class:`multiprocessing.queues.SimpleQueue` and :class:`JoinableQueue` types are multi-producer,
multi-consumer FIFO queues modelled on the :class:`queue.Queue` class in the
standard library. They differ in that :class:`Queue` lacks the
:meth:`~queue.Queue.task_done` and :meth:`~queue.Queue.join` methods introduced
@ -610,6 +610,23 @@ For an example of the usage of queues for interprocess communication see
exits -- see :meth:`join_thread`.
.. class:: multiprocessing.queues.SimpleQueue()
It is a simplified :class:`Queue` type, very close to a locked :class:`Pipe`.
.. method:: empty()
Return ``True`` if the queue is empty, ``False`` otherwise.
.. method:: get()
Remove and return an item from the queue.
.. method:: put(item)
Put *item* into the queue.
.. class:: JoinableQueue([maxsize])
:class:`JoinableQueue`, a :class:`Queue` subclass, is a queue which