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diff --git a/Doc/library/faulthandler.rst b/Doc/library/faulthandler.rst index 83f9ccafee..b0f8cb44ce 100644 --- a/Doc/library/faulthandler.rst +++ b/Doc/library/faulthandler.rst @@ -43,9 +43,8 @@ Dump the traceback .. function:: dump_traceback(file=sys.stderr, all_threads=True) - Dump the traceback of all threads into *file*. If *all_threads* is ``True``, - produce tracebacks for every running thread. Otherwise, dump only the current - thread. + Dump the tracebacks of all threads into *file*. If *all_threads* is + ``False``, dump only the current thread. Fault handler state @@ -77,9 +76,10 @@ Dump the tracebacks after a timeout Dump the tracebacks of all threads, after a timeout of *timeout* seconds, or every *timeout* seconds if *repeat* is ``True``. If *exit* is ``True``, call :c:func:`_exit` with status=1 after dumping the tracebacks. (Note - :c:func:`_exit` doesn't flush file buffers.) If the function is called twice, - the new call replaces previous parameters and resets the timeout. The timer - has a sub-second resolution. + :c:func:`_exit` exits the process immediately, which means it doesn't do any + cleanup like flushing file buffers.) If the function is called twice, the new + call replaces previous parameters and resets the timeout. The timer has a + sub-second resolution. This function is implemented using a watchdog thread and therefore is not available if Python is compiled with threads disabled. |