Add a note about queue not being safe for use from signal handlers.

issue14976.
ALS024 · Sep 9, 2016 · cb3f2c8 · cb3f2c8
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@@ -186,6 +186,11 @@ Example of how to wait for enqueued tasks to be completed::
         t.join()
 
 
+.. note::
+
+   The :mod:`queue` module is not safe for use from :mod:`signal` handlers as
+   it uses :mod:`threading` locks.
+
 .. seealso::
 
    Class :class:`multiprocessing.Queue`