Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed4a.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.005 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:error': 0.03; 'yet.': 0.04; 'handler': 0.05; '22,': 0.09; 'lawrence': 0.09; 'moreover,': 0.09; 'supported,': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'bug': 0.12; 'windows': 0.15; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'merely': 0.16; 'supported"': 0.16; 'volunteered': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; "hasn't": 0.19; '>>>': 0.22; 'saying': 0.22; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'tracker': 0.26; 'skip:" 20': 0.27; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'point': 0.28; 'chris': 0.29; 'am,': 0.29; 'patch': 0.29; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'yes.': 0.31; "i'd": 0.34; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'add': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; 'version': 0.36; 'doubt': 0.36; 'subject:skip:d 10': 0.36; 'done': 0.36; 'doing': 0.36; 'next': 0.36; 'possible': 0.36; 'somebody': 0.38; 'planning': 0.38; 'that,': 0.38; 'support,': 0.39; 'anytime': 0.60; 'reviewed': 0.60; 'simply': 0.61; 'anything.': 0.68; 'realized': 0.68; 'soon.': 0.71; 'jul': 0.74; 'lack': 0.78; '5:15': 0.84; 'to:none': 0.92 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:cc :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=naRKArMG6bx+magb4NHLGZX+g9PwFsamELAc2g2XrJs=; b=qdynOegIpjoGl3Lnkc2lQLqPrAhydQCcYEmp1ttd7vfGAm8Mv2kczhzupHD0P+vWB/ 8RmJ9Xvr264fEVD/Rj1fSIDERQtKHcaAoaORtnTUcfPCmP8sLqlNsKrWP/62lt/8hjrK WXj3KHseNSXQjLAE2R/ZX3SeKPR85JMD1X5mz4w6i9G4XUaDa1W5GXkZpwdEj31HDbSg jniBWuurqm2ckhwmT4m0Z9jNMVoqLZNzRf6gX7QPc2njVHt4dkr0I66wUCeqc1TEBtRV D8ENcak1ybBJF/QwnvjpigLZqxE/q3prcFLDUJHoUvoGzfqCGId7nwVbhuZoWKg0tiwA eqQg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.220.166.9 with SMTP id k9mr32659288vcy.20.1405970207661; Mon, 21 Jul 2014 12:16:47 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 05:16:47 +1000 Subject: Re: Event loop documentation error From: Chris Angelico Cc: "python-list@python.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 31 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1405970210 news.xs4all.nl 2932 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:33402 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:74948 On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 5:15 AM, Mark Lawrence wr= ote: > On 21/07/2014 20:00, Chris Angelico wrote: >> >> On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 4:55 AM, Ya=C5=9Far Arabac=C4=B1 >> wrote: >>> >>> After reading the next page of the documentation, I realized that >>> "add_signal_handler() and remove_signal_handler() are not supported" >>> on Windows. Moreover, dev3.5 version of the docs are also saying that >>> they are not supported, so I think they are not planning to supports >>> those features on Windows anytime soon. >> >> >> If I had to guess, I would say that the reason there's no Windows >> Ctrl-C handler would simply be that nobody's yet volunteered to write >> one. So you might be in a position to add what you want to 3.5 :) >> >> ChrisA >> > > I'd check the bug tracker before doing anything. It's perfectly possible > that somebody has already done this but the patch hasn't been reviewed ye= t. Or that, yes. My point is, I doubt there's a strong philosophical reason for there to be a lack of support, but merely that it hasn't been done yet. ChrisA