changeset:   75227:50b1f2d07011
parent:      75225:d937a32fe173
user:        Victor Stinner <victor.stinner@haypocalc.com>
date:        Fri Feb 24 00:10:45 2012 +0100
files:       Doc/library/time.rst
description:
Issue #13846: Enhance time.monotonic() documentation


diff -r d937a32fe173 -r 50b1f2d07011 Doc/library/time.rst
--- a/Doc/library/time.rst	Thu Feb 23 20:55:35 2012 +0000
+++ b/Doc/library/time.rst	Fri Feb 24 00:10:45 2012 +0100
@@ -228,8 +228,9 @@
 
 .. function:: monotonic()
 
-   Monotonic clock.  The reference point of the returned value is undefined so
-   only the difference of consecutive calls is valid.
+   Monotonic non-decreasing clock. The clock is not related to the system clock
+   and cannot go backward.  The reference point of the returned
+   value is undefined so only the difference of consecutive calls is valid.
 
    .. versionadded:: 3.3