circuitpython/docs/library/select.rst

:mod:`select` -- wait for events on a set of streams
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.. module:: select
   :synopsis: wait for events on a set of streams

This module provides functions to wait for events on streams (select streams
which are ready for operations).

Pyboard specifics
-----------------

Polling is an efficient way of waiting for read/write activity on multiple
objects.  Current objects that support polling are: :class:`pyb.UART`,
:class:`pyb.USB_VCP`.

Functions
---------

.. function:: poll()

   Create an instance of the Poll class.

.. function:: select(rlist, wlist, xlist[, timeout])

   Wait for activity on a set of objects.

   This function is provided for compatibility and is not efficient. Usage
   of :class:`Poll` is recommended instead.

.. _class: Poll

class ``Poll``
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Methods
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.. method:: poll.register(obj[, eventmask])

   Register ``obj`` for polling. ``eventmask`` is logical OR of:

   * ``select.POLLIN``  - data available for reading
   * ``select.POLLOUT`` - more data can be written
   * ``select.POLLERR`` - error occurred
   * ``select.POLLHUP`` - end of stream/connection termination detected

   ``eventmask`` defaults to ``select.POLLIN | select.POLLOUT``.

.. method:: poll.unregister(obj)

   Unregister ``obj`` from polling.

.. method:: poll.modify(obj, eventmask)

   Modify the ``eventmask`` for ``obj``.

.. method:: poll.poll([timeout])

   Wait for at least one of the registered objects to become ready. Returns
   list of (``obj``, ``event``, ...) tuples, ``event`` element specifies
   which events happened with a stream and is a combination of `select.POLL*`
   constants described above. There may be other elements in tuple, depending
   on platform and version, so don't assume that its size is 2. In case of
   timeout, an empty list is returned.

   Timeout is in milliseconds.