.. method:: loop.remove_reader(fd)
- Stop monitoring the *fd* file descriptor for read availability.
+ Stop monitoring the *fd* file descriptor for read availability. Returns
+ ``True`` if *fd* was previously being monitored for reads.
.. method:: loop.add_writer(fd, callback, *args)
.. method:: loop.remove_writer(fd)
- Stop monitoring the *fd* file descriptor for write availability.
+ Stop monitoring the *fd* file descriptor for write availability. Returns
+ ``True`` if *fd* was previously being monitored for writes.
See also :ref:`Platform Support <asyncio-platform-support>` section
for some limitations of these methods.