communicate rather than 4096 for efficiency.  A microbenchmark shows
Linux and OS X both using ~50% less cpu time this way.

communicate rather than 4096 for efficiency.  A microbenchmark shows
Linux and OS X both using ~50% less cpu time this way.

file for the BZ2File, GzipFile and LZMAFile classes.

the BZ2File, GzipFile and LZMAFile classes.

test_statistics when python is run with -OO.

  based systems.

the bundled json module.  Replace that with a mention of it being
a version of the externally maintained simplejson module.

the bundled json module.  Replace that with a mention of it being
a version of the externally maintained simplejson module.

Patch by Vajrasky Kok.

Patch by Vajrasky Kok.

to stdin within subprocess.Popen.communicate.  5-10% less cpu usage.

to stdin within subprocess.Popen.communicate.  5-10% less cpu usage.

for mbrtowc().

error upon client disconnection.

error upon client disconnection.

error upon client disconnection.

Initial patch by Merlijn van Deen.

I've added a few unrelated docstring fixes in the patch while I was at
it, which makes the documentation for pickle a bit more consistent.

This silences the pre-processor warning '_POSIX_C_SOURCE redefined'.