.. attribute:: daemon
- A boolean value indicating whether this thread is a daemon thread (True)
- or not (False). This must be set before :meth:`~Thread.start` is called,
+ A boolean value indicating whether this thread is a daemon thread (``True``)
+ or not (``False``). This must be set before :meth:`~Thread.start` is called,
otherwise :exc:`RuntimeError` is raised. Its initial value is inherited
from the creating thread; the main thread is not a daemon thread and
therefore all threads created in the main thread default to
value, block for at most the number of seconds specified by *timeout*
and as long as the lock cannot be acquired. A *timeout* argument of ``-1``
specifies an unbounded wait. It is forbidden to specify a *timeout*
- when *blocking* is false.
+ when *blocking* is ``False``.
The return value is ``True`` if the lock is acquired successfully,
``False`` if not (for example if the *timeout* expired).
.. method:: locked()
- Return true if the lock is acquired.
+ Return ``True`` if the lock is acquired.
is unlocked, only one at a time will be able to grab ownership of the lock.
There is no return value in this case.
- When invoked with the *blocking* argument set to true, do the same thing as when
+ When invoked with the *blocking* argument set to ``True``, do the same thing as when
called without arguments, and return ``True``.
- When invoked with the *blocking* argument set to false, do not block. If a call
+ When invoked with the *blocking* argument set to ``False``, do not block. If a call
without an argument would block, return ``False`` immediately; otherwise, do the
same thing as when called without arguments, and return ``True``.
When invoked with the floating-point *timeout* argument set to a positive
value, block for at most the number of seconds specified by *timeout*
and as long as the lock cannot be acquired. Return ``True`` if the lock has
- been acquired, false if the timeout has elapsed.
+ been acquired, ``False`` if the timeout has elapsed.
.. versionchanged:: 3.2
The *timeout* parameter is new.
thread will be awoken by each call to :meth:`~Semaphore.release`. The
order in which threads are awoken should not be relied on.
- When invoked with *blocking* set to false, do not block. If a call
+ When invoked with *blocking* set to ``False``, do not block. If a call
without an argument would block, return ``False`` immediately; otherwise, do
the same thing as when called without arguments, and return ``True``.