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gh-143293: Clarify that select.{kqueue,kevent} can be used on macOS #143294

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10 changes: 6 additions & 4 deletions Doc/library/select.rst
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Expand Up @@ -100,8 +100,9 @@ The module defines the following:

.. function:: kqueue()

(Only supported on BSD.) Returns a kernel queue object; see section
:ref:`kqueue-objects` below for the methods supported by kqueue objects.
(Only supported on BSD and macOS.) Returns a kernel queue object;
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Should not we use the availability directive instead?

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Yes, but I don't know if this should happen in another PR?

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Considering there are many other places to change, let's do it in a separate PR (and not all occurrences use the same availability note)

see section :ref:`kqueue-objects` below for the methods supported by
kqueue objects.

The new file descriptor is :ref:`non-inheritable <fd_inheritance>`.

Expand All @@ -111,8 +112,9 @@ The module defines the following:

.. function:: kevent(ident, filter=KQ_FILTER_READ, flags=KQ_EV_ADD, fflags=0, data=0, udata=0)

(Only supported on BSD.) Returns a kernel event object; see section
:ref:`kevent-objects` below for the methods supported by kevent objects.
(Only supported on BSD and macOS.) Returns a kernel event object;
see section :ref:`kevent-objects` below for the methods supported by
kevent objects.


.. function:: select(rlist, wlist, xlist, timeout=None)
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