parameters: (self, iwtd, owtd, ewtd, timeout=None)
docstring: This is a wrapper around select.select() that ignores signals. If
          select.select raises a select.error exception and errno is an EINTR
          error then it is ignored. Mainly this is used to ignore sigwinch
          (terminal resize).
docstring_summary: This is a wrapper around select.select() that ignores signals. If
          select.select raises a select.error exception and errno is an EINTR
          error then it is ignored. Mainly this is used to ignore sigwinch
          (terminal resize).
docstring_tokens: This is a wrapper around select . select () that ignores signals . If select . select raises a select . error exception and errno is an EINTR error then it is ignored . Mainly this is used to ignore sigwinch ( terminal resize ) .
function: def __select (self, iwtd, owtd, ewtd, timeout=None):
  
          """This is a wrapper around select.select() that ignores signals. If
          select.select raises a select.error exception and errno is an EINTR
          error then it is ignored. Mainly this is used to ignore sigwinch
          (terminal resize). """
  
          # if select() is interrupted by a signal (errno==EINTR) then
          # we loop back and enter the select() again.
          if timeout is not None:
              end_time = time.time() + timeout
          while True:
              try:
                  return select.select (iwtd, owtd, ewtd, timeout)
              except select.error, e:
                  if e[0] == errno.EINTR:
                      # if we loop back we have to subtract the amount of time we already waited.
                      if timeout is not None:
                          timeout = end_time - time.time()
                          if timeout < 0:
                              return ([],[],[])
                  else: # something else caused the select.error, so this really is an exception
                      raise
function_tokens: def __select ( self , iwtd , owtd , ewtd , timeout = None ) : # if select() is interrupted by a signal (errno==EINTR) then # we loop back and enter the select() again. if timeout is not None : end_time = time . time ( ) + timeout while True : try : return select . select ( iwtd , owtd , ewtd , timeout ) except select . error , e : if e [ 0 ] == errno . EINTR : # if we loop back we have to subtract the amount of time we already waited. if timeout is not None : timeout = end_time - time . time ( ) if timeout < 0 : return ( [ ] , [ ] , [ ] ) else : # something else caused the select.error, so this really is an exception raise