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@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ over the network (`CBlock`, `CTransaction`, etc, along with the network-level
wrappers for them, `msg_block`, `msg_tx`, etc).
- P2P tests have two threads. One thread handles all network communication
-with the bitcoind(s) being tested (using python's asyncore package); the other
+with the bitcoind(s) being tested in a callback-based event loop; the other
implements the test logic.
- `P2PConnection` is the class used to connect to a bitcoind. `P2PInterface`
@@ -84,10 +84,6 @@ contains the higher level logic for processing P2P payloads and connecting to
the Bitcoin Core node application logic. For custom behaviour, subclass the
P2PInterface object and override the callback methods.
-- Call `network_thread_start()` after all `P2PInterface` objects are created to
-start the networking thread. (Continue with the test logic in your existing
-thread.)
-
- Can be used to write tests where specific P2P protocol behavior is tested.
Examples tests are `p2p_unrequested_blocks.py`, `p2p_compactblocks.py`.