X-Git-Url: https://git.octo.it/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=src%2Fcollectd-python.pod;h=ada1ff55fa32d52551c81306da878936e7956f14;hb=ad0a12907bf80b4f0deec217b8379dd08c490dbc;hp=4647a1148dc4971abd3f007b80ee3a6169e4abaf;hpb=0941c911d7d156f5ce0797460b357dc10f2e6930;p=collectd.git diff --git a/src/collectd-python.pod b/src/collectd-python.pod index 4647a114..ada1ff55 100644 --- a/src/collectd-python.pod +++ b/src/collectd-python.pod @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ for collectd in Python. This is a lot more efficient than executing a Python-script every time you want to read a value with the C (see L) and provides a lot more functionality, too. -The minimum required Python version is I<2.3>. +The minimum required Python version is I<2.6>. =head1 CONFIGURATION @@ -94,11 +94,12 @@ way of entering your commands. The daemonized collectd won't do that. =item * -B<2.> collectd will block I. Pressing I will usually cause +B<2.> Python will be handling I. Pressing I will usually cause collectd to shut down. This would be problematic in an interactive session, -therefore this signal will be blocked. You can still use it to interrupt -syscalls like sleep and pause but it won't generate a I -exception either. +therefore Python will be handling it in interactive sessions. This allows you +to use I to interrupt Python code without killing collectd. This also +means you can catch I exceptions which does not work during +normal operation. To quit collectd send I (press I at the beginning of a new line). @@ -474,7 +475,7 @@ Methods defined here: =over 4 -=item B([type][, values][, plugin_instance][, type_instance][, plugin][, host][, time][, interval]) -> None. Dispatch a value list. +=item B([type][, message][, plugin_instance][, type_instance][, plugin][, host][, time][, severity]) -> None. Dispatch a notification. Dispatch this instance to the collectd process. The object has members for each of the possible arguments for this method. For a detailed explanation of these