select: mention in docstring that xlist argument is ignored

5a33c943 · Denis Bilenko · 39d09053 · 5a33c943
Commit 5a33c943 authored Jan 28, 2010 by Denis Bilenko
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gevent/select.py gevent/select.py +4 -2

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--- a/gevent/select.py
+++ b/gevent/select.py
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ def get_fileno(obj):


 def select(rlist, wlist, xlist, timeout=None):
-    """An implementation of :meth:`select.select` that blocks only the current greenlet."""
-    # QQQ xlist is ignored
+    """An implementation of :meth:`select.select` that blocks only the current greenlet.
+
+    Note: *xlist* is ignored.
+    """
    hub = get_hub()
    current = getcurrent()
    assert hub is not current, 'do not call blocking functions from the mainloop'