[Twisted-Python] Re: [Twisted-commits] Expanded defer.html to explain Deferreds in a little more detail.

Andrew Bennetts andrew-twistedcommits at puzzling.org
Sat May 11 07:08:44 EDT 2002


On Sat, May 11, 2002 at 05:29:22AM -0500, spiv CVS wrote:
> Modified files:
> Twisted/doc/howto/defer.html 1.3 1.4
> 
> Log message:
> Expanded defer.html to explain Deferreds in a little more detail.
> 
> In particular, I've tried to explain the similarities between try/except and
> callback/errback.  Criticism welcome :)
> 
> Incidentally, could someone have a good look at the last bit, where I point
> out the difference between .addCallbacks and .addCallback + .addErrback?  I'd
> like to know if
>    a) I'm describing the current behaviour correctly, and
>    b) If other people consider this behaviour to be confusing too.

Actually, I realised I phrased that question badly.  I meant:
     b) If other people think that the current API docs don't make this
        behaviour clear enough too?

Would anyone mind if I reworked some of the docstrings in defer.py?

-Andrew.





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