changeset:   104095:4b7e51998a90
branch:      3.6
parent:      104091:39a4be5e003d
parent:      104094:0db4403e62c4
user:        Martin Panter <vadmium+py@gmail.com>
date:        Tue Sep 27 05:26:12 2016 +0000
files:       Doc/library/ctypes.rst
description:
Issue #26439: Merge ctypes doc from 3.5 into 3.6


diff -r 39a4be5e003d -r 4b7e51998a90 Doc/library/ctypes.rst
--- a/Doc/library/ctypes.rst	Mon Sep 26 21:45:57 2016 -0700
+++ b/Doc/library/ctypes.rst	Tue Sep 27 05:26:12 2016 +0000
@@ -1361,8 +1361,9 @@
 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.