Commit abe448c4 authored by Georg Brandl's avatar Georg Brandl

#8320: document return value of recv_into().

parent e266d3e8
...@@ -669,10 +669,10 @@ correspond to Unix system calls applicable to sockets. ...@@ -669,10 +669,10 @@ correspond to Unix system calls applicable to sockets.
.. method:: socket.recv_into(buffer[, nbytes[, flags]]) .. method:: socket.recv_into(buffer[, nbytes[, flags]])
Receive up to *nbytes* bytes from the socket, storing the data into a buffer Receive up to *nbytes* bytes from the socket, storing the data into a buffer
rather than creating a new string. If *nbytes* is not specified (or 0), rather than creating a new string. If *nbytes* is not specified (or 0),
receive up to the size available in the given buffer. See the Unix manual page receive up to the size available in the given buffer. Returns the number of
:manpage:`recv(2)` for the meaning of the optional argument *flags*; it defaults bytes received. See the Unix manual page :manpage:`recv(2)` for the meaning
to zero. of the optional argument *flags*; it defaults to zero.
.. versionadded:: 2.5 .. versionadded:: 2.5
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