https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/136f6d835588e0f72cecdff855afc8f424381ed5
commit: 136f6d835588e0f72cecdff855afc8f424381ed5
branch: main
author: Tomas R. <[email protected]>
committer: tomasr8 <[email protected]>
date: 2026-01-02T20:18:32+01:00
summary:
gh-76187: Document the `c` typecode for `multiprocessing.Array`. (#132504)
* Document the `c` typecode for `multiprocessing.Array`.
* Add quotes
* Mention that 'w' is not supported
files:
M Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
diff --git a/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst b/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
index 382a0abedfc3bc..88813c6f1a4bbf 100644
--- a/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
@@ -1693,11 +1693,14 @@ inherited by child processes.
value is actually a synchronized wrapper for the array.
*typecode_or_type* determines the type of the elements of the returned
array:
- it is either a ctypes type or a one character typecode of the kind used by
- the :mod:`array` module. If *size_or_initializer* is an integer, then it
- determines the length of the array, and the array will be initially zeroed.
- Otherwise, *size_or_initializer* is a sequence which is used to initialize
- the array and whose length determines the length of the array.
+ it is either a :ref:`ctypes type <ctypes-fundamental-data-types>` or a one
+ character typecode of the kind used by the :mod:`array` module with the
+ exception of ``'w'``, which is not supported. In addition, the ``'c'``
+ typecode is an alias for :class:`ctypes.c_char`. If *size_or_initializer*
+ is an integer, then it determines the length of the array, and the array
+ will be initially zeroed. Otherwise, *size_or_initializer* is a sequence
+ which is used to initialize the array and whose length determines the length
+ of the array.
If *lock* is ``True`` (the default) then a new lock object is created to
synchronize access to the value. If *lock* is a :class:`Lock` or
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