micropython/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 a 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.