changeset:   104096:f496fb6bf4a0
parent:      104092:96fb3e5c4ae7
parent:      104095:4b7e51998a90
user:        Martin Panter <vadmium+py@gmail.com>
date:        Tue Sep 27 05:26:49 2016 +0000
description:
Issue #26439: Merge ctypes doc from 3.6


diff -r 96fb3e5c4ae7 -r f496fb6bf4a0 Doc/library/ctypes.rst
--- a/Doc/library/ctypes.rst	Mon Sep 26 21:46:26 2016 -0700
+++ b/Doc/library/ctypes.rst	Tue Sep 27 05:26:49 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.