changeset:   104093:01885f78b299
branch:      2.7
parent:      104090:1aae9b7ff321
user:        Martin Panter <vadmium+py@gmail.com>
date:        Tue Sep 27 05:10:40 2016 +0000
files:       Doc/library/ctypes.rst
description:
Issue #26439: Document that RTLD_NOW is always added


diff -r 1aae9b7ff321 -r 01885f78b299 Doc/library/ctypes.rst
--- a/Doc/library/ctypes.rst	Tue Sep 27 00:27:15 2016 +0300
+++ b/Doc/library/ctypes.rst	Tue Sep 27 05:10:40 2016 +0000
@@ -1400,8 +1400,9 @@
 it.
 
 The *mode* parameter can be used to specify how the library is loaded.  For
-details, consult the :manpage:`dlopen(3)` manpage, on Windows, *mode* is
-ignored.
+details, consult the :manpage:`dlopen(3)` manpage.  On Windows, *mode* is
+ignored.  On posix systems, RTLD_NOW is always added, and is not
+configurable.
 
 The *use_errno* parameter, when set to True, enables a ctypes mechanism that
 allows accessing the system :data:`errno` error number in a safe way.