Re: Why queue.empty() returns False even after put() is called?

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On 2012-11-23 16:57, Peng Yu wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The empty() returns True even after put() has been called. Why it is
> empty when there some items in it? Could anybody help me understand
> it? Thanks!
>
> ~/linux/test/python/man/library/multiprocessing/Queue/empty$ cat
> main.py
> #!/usr/bin/env python
>
> import multiprocessing
>
> queue = multiprocessing.Queue()
> print queue.empty()
> queue.put(['a', 'b'])
> queue.put(['c', 'd'])
> print queue.empty()
>
It works correctly for me.

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Why queue.empty() returns False even after put() is called? Peng Yu <pengyu.ut@gmail.com> - 2012-11-23 08:57 -0800
  Re: Why queue.empty() returns False even after put() is called? MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2012-11-23 18:53 +0000
  Re: Why queue.empty() returns False even after put() is called? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-11-23 11:53 -0700

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