From: Georg Brandl <georg@python.org>
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 08:18:15 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: #8320: document return value of recv_into().
X-Git-Tag: v2.7b1~44
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=abe448c49b4d986c279de3835b0676ccf8b6c57f;p=python

#8320: document return value of recv_into().
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diff --git a/Doc/library/socket.rst b/Doc/library/socket.rst
index 98dcceb52d..67331562f3 100644
--- a/Doc/library/socket.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/socket.rst
@@ -669,10 +669,10 @@ correspond to Unix system calls applicable to sockets.
 .. method:: socket.recv_into(buffer[, nbytes[, flags]])
 
    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),
-   receive up to the size available in the given buffer. See the Unix manual page
-   :manpage:`recv(2)` for the meaning of the optional argument *flags*; it defaults
-   to zero.
+   rather than creating a new string.  If *nbytes* is not specified (or 0),
+   receive up to the size available in the given buffer.  Returns the number of
+   bytes received.  See the Unix manual page :manpage:`recv(2)` for the meaning
+   of the optional argument *flags*; it defaults to zero.
 
    .. versionadded:: 2.5