From b6113b0e13353b2ebb6ba191dabc8a1eed2bb9ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Giampaolo Rodola Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2021 14:57:31 +0200 Subject: update README Signed-off-by: Giampaolo Rodola --- README.rst | 32 +++++++------------------------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index 2d0e999..060ba2f 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -18,19 +18,17 @@ :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pysendfile/ :alt: License -=========== -Quick links -=========== - -- `Home page `_ -- `Mailing list `_ -- `Blog `_ -- `What's new `_ - ===== About ===== +A backport of `os.sendfile() `__ +for Python 2.6 and 2.7 (see `BPO-10882 `__). + +=========== +Explanation +=========== + `sendfile(2) `__ is a system call which provides a "zero-copy" way of copying data from one file descriptor to another (a socket). The phrase "zero-copy" refers to the fact that all of the copying @@ -204,22 +202,6 @@ The supported platforms are: - **Sun OS** - **AIX** (not properly tested) -======= -Support -======= - -Feel free to mail me at *g.rodola [AT] gmail [DOT] com* or post on the the -mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/py-sendfile. - -====== -Status -====== - -As of now the code includes a solid `test suite `__ and its ready for production use. -It's included in `pyftpdlib `__ -project and used in production environments for years without any problem being -reported so far. - ======= Authors ======= -- cgit v1.2.1