Clarify `select.kqueue` and `select.kevent` also available on macOS
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Description
The document says kqueue() and kevent() are only supported on BSD, but macOS also fully supports them:
https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/7e3a5a7e791b742a74c64810f221854191b94c1f/Doc/library/select.rst?plain=1#L103
https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/7e3a5a7e791b742a74c64810f221854191b94c1f/Doc/library/select.rst?plain=1#L114
While macOS uses a userland from BSD (FreeBSD in these days I guess?), our documentation consistently treats macOS as a distinct platform from BSD, for example:
Linked PRs
- gh-143294
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Research direction
Start in Doc/library/select.rst at the kqueue() and kevent() entries linked in the issue, then compare the platform wording with the socket.rst example. Done means the select documentation accurately identifies macOS support; linked PR gh-143294 shows that work is already underway.
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- python
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