The old values are returned as a tuple: (delay, interval).
Attempting to pass an invalid interval timer will cause an
- :exc:`ItimerError`.
+ :exc:`ItimerError`. Availability: Unix.
.. versionadded:: 2.6
.. function:: getitimer(which)
Returns current value of a given interval timer specified by *which*.
+ Availability: Unix.
.. versionadded:: 2.6
.. function:: siginterrupt(signalnum, flag)
- Change system call restart behaviour: if *flag* is :const:`False`, system calls
- will be restarted when interrupted by signal *signalnum*, otherwise system calls will
- be interrupted. Returns nothing. Availability: Unix (see the man page
- :manpage:`siginterrupt(3)` for further information).
+ Change system call restart behaviour: if *flag* is :const:`False`, system
+ calls will be restarted when interrupted by signal *signalnum*, otherwise
+ system calls will be interrupted. Returns nothing. Availability: Unix (see
+ the man page :manpage:`siginterrupt(3)` for further information).
- Note that installing a signal handler with :func:`signal` will reset the restart
- behaviour to interruptible by implicitly calling :cfunc:`siginterrupt` with a true *flag*
- value for the given signal.
+ Note that installing a signal handler with :func:`signal` will reset the
+ restart behaviour to interruptible by implicitly calling
+ :cfunc:`siginterrupt` with a true *flag* value for the given signal.
.. versionadded:: 2.6