Changeset 3623

Timestamp:

16/10/08 21:06:49 (3 months ago)

Author:

tack

Message:

Clarify comment and output when calling coroutines in threads.

Files:

• trunk/base/src/notifier/thread.py (modified) (1 diff)

trunk/base/src/notifier/thread.py

@@ -363 +363 @@
             if type(result) == types.GeneratorType or isinstance(result, InProgress):
                 # Looks like the callback is yielding something, or callback is a
-                # coroutine-decorated function.  Not supported (yet?).
-                log.warning('NYI: threads cannot yet be coroutines.')
+                # coroutine-decorated function.  Not supported (yet?).  In the
+                # case of coroutines, the first entry will execute in the
+                # thread, but subsequent entries (via the generator's next())
+                # will be from the mainthread, which is almost certainly _not_
+                # what is intended by threading a coroutine.
+                log.warning('NYI: coroutines cannot (yet) be executed in threads.')
             MainThreadCallback(self.finish)(result)
         self._callback = None