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6 changes: 4 additions & 2 deletions Doc/library/socket.rst
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Expand Up @@ -1944,8 +1944,10 @@ to sockets.
optional *flags* argument has the same meaning as for :meth:`recv` above.
Returns the number of bytes sent. Applications are responsible for checking that
all data has been sent; if only some of the data was transmitted, the
application needs to attempt delivery of the remaining data. For further
information on this topic, consult the :ref:`socket-howto`.
application needs to attempt delivery of the remaining data. Unlike :meth:`recv`,
this method will automatically raise an :exc:`OSError` in the case of a broken socket.
As such, there is no need to check the return value to determine if a socket is closed.
For further information on this topic, consult the :ref:`socket-howto`.

.. versionchanged:: 3.5
If the system call is interrupted and the signal handler does not raise
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