[issue10978] Add optional argument to Semaphore.release for releasing multiple threads

Raymond Hettinger added the comment: New changeset 35f6301d68bdb0517be284421782d64407dfe72c by Raymond Hettinger in branch 'master': bpo-10978: Semaphores can release multiple threads at a time (GH-15588) https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/35f6301d68bdb0517be284421782d64407dfe72c

[issue10978] Add optional argument to Semaphore.release for releasing multiple threads

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Josh Rosenberg added the comment: Never know whether to comment on issue itself, but just in case: There are issues with the patch when n < 0 is passed, as n is not sanity checked, which would break the Semaphore invariant (value must be >= 0). n == 0 is also a weird value, but harmless if pas

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Raymond Hettinger added the comment: Updated patch (with tests and docs). -- nosy: +tim.peters versions: +Python 3.5 -Python 3.3 Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file35718/multirelease.diff ___ Python tracker ___

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Mark Lawrence added the comment: Seems good to proceed as there are no dissenters. -- nosy: +BreamoreBoy ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Py

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Antoine Pitrou added the comment: Your patch uses tabs for indentation. Otherwise, looks good on the principle. -- nosy: +pitrou stage: -> patch review type: behavior -> feature request ___ Python tracker ___

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[issue10978] Add optional argument to Semaphore.release for releasing multiple threads

New submission from Raymond Hettinger : Call sem.release(5) would have the same effect as: with lock: for i in range(5): sem.release() The use case is when a single semaphore is holding up multiple threads and needs to release them all. According to "The Little Book of Semaphores