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\begin{funcdesc}{tod_gettime}{}
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Returns the time (in seconds since the Epoch, in UCT, as for POSIX) from
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Returns the time (in seconds since the Epoch, in UCT, as for \POSIX{}) from
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a time server.
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\end{funcdesc}
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\label{module-locale}
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The \code{locale} module opens access to the POSIX locale database and
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functionality. The POSIX locale mechanism allows applications to
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integrate certain cultural aspects into an applications, without
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The \code{locale} module opens access to the \POSIX{} locale database
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and functionality. The \POSIX{} locale mechanism allows applications
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to integrate certain cultural aspects into an applications, without
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requiring the programmer to know all the specifics of each country
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where the software is executed.
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3798 Re: a few questions about the Mac implementation
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3799 Re: PROPOSAL: A Generic Python Object Interface for Python C Modules
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3802 Re: executable python scripts
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3803 Re: POSIX wait and SIGCHLD
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3803 Re: \POSIX{} wait and SIGCHLD
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>>> s.quit()
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'205 news.cwi.nl closing connection. Goodbye.'
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>>>
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Python's built-in OS dependent modules is such that as long as the same
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functionality is available, it uses the same interface; e.g., the
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function \code{os.stat(\var{file})} returns stat info about a \var{file} in a
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format compatible with the POSIX interface.
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format compatible with the \POSIX{} interface.
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Extensions peculiar to a particular OS are also available through the
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\code{os} module, but using them is of course a threat to portability!
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\begin{datadesc}{curdir}
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The constant string used by the OS to refer to the current directory,
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e.g. \code{'.'} for POSIX or \code{':'} for the Mac.
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e.g. \code{'.'} for \POSIX{} or \code{':'} for the Mac.
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\end{datadesc}
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\begin{datadesc}{pardir}
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The constant string used by the OS to refer to the parent directory,
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e.g. \code{'..'} for POSIX or \code{'::'} for the Mac.
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e.g. \code{'..'} for \POSIX{} or \code{'::'} for the Mac.
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\end{datadesc}
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\begin{datadesc}{sep}
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The character used by the OS to separate pathname components,
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e.g. \code{'/'} for POSIX or \code{':'} for the Mac. Note that knowing this
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is not sufficient to be able to parse or concatenate pathnames---better
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use \code{os.path.split()} and \code{os.path.join()}---but it is
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occasionally useful.
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e.g. \code{'/'} for \POSIX{} or \code{':'} for the Mac. Note that
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knowing this is not sufficient to be able to parse or concatenate
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pathnames --- better use \code{os.path.split()} and
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\code{os.path.join()}---but it is occasionally useful.
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\end{datadesc}
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\begin{datadesc}{altsep}
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\begin{datadesc}{pathsep}
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The character conventionally used by the OS to separate search patch
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components (as in \code{\$PATH}), e.g.\ \code{':'} for POSIX or
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components (as in \code{\$PATH}), e.g.\ \code{':'} for \POSIX{} or
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\code{';'} for MS-DOS.
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\end{datadesc}
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\bimodindex{posix}
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This module provides access to operating system functionality that is
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standardized by the C Standard and the POSIX standard (a thinly disguised
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standardized by the C Standard and the \POSIX{} standard (a thinly disguised
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\UNIX{} interface).
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\strong{Do not import this module directly.} Instead, import the
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\refstmodindex{os}
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The descriptions below are very terse; refer to the corresponding
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\UNIX{} manual (or POSIX documentation) entry for more information.
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\UNIX{} manual (or \POSIX{} documentation) entry for more information.
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Arguments called \var{path} refer to a pathname given as a string.
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Errors are reported as exceptions; the usual exceptions are given
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\renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(exception in module posix)}
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\begin{excdesc}{error}
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This exception is raised when a POSIX function returns a
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POSIX-related error (e.g., not for illegal argument types). Its
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This exception is raised when a \POSIX{} function returns a
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\POSIX{}-related error (e.g., not for illegal argument types). Its
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string value is \code{'posix.error'}. The accompanying value is a
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pair containing the numeric error code from \code{errno} and the
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corresponding string, as would be printed by the C function
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\end{funcdesc}
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\begin{funcdesc}{mkfifo}{path\optional{\, mode}}
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Create a FIFO (a POSIX named pipe) named \var{path} with numeric mode
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Create a FIFO (a \POSIX{} named pipe) named \var{path} with numeric mode
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\var{mode}. The default \var{mode} is 0666 (octal). The current
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umask value is first masked out from the mode.
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(Not on MS-DOS.)
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\label{module-posixpath}
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\stmodindex{posixpath}
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This module implements some useful functions on POSIX pathnames.
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This module implements some useful functions on \POSIX{} pathnames.
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\strong{Do not import this module directly.} Instead, import the
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module \code{os} and use \code{os.path}.
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function checks whether \var{p}'s parent, \file{\var{p}/..}, is on a
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different device than \var{p}, or whether \file{\var{p}/..} and
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\var{p} point to the same i-node on the same device --- this should
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detect mount points for all \UNIX{} and POSIX variants.
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detect mount points for all \UNIX{} and \POSIX{} variants.
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\end{funcdesc}
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\begin{funcdesc}{join}{p\optional{\, q\optional{\, ...}}}
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\section{Built-in Module \sectcode{termios}}
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\label{module-termios}
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\bimodindex{termios}
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\indexii{Posix}{I/O control}
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\indexii{\POSIX{}}{I/O control}
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\indexii{tty}{I/O control}
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\renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(in module termios)}
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This module provides an interface to the Posix calls for tty I/O
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control. For a complete description of these calls, see the Posix or
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This module provides an interface to the \POSIX{} calls for tty I/O
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control. For a complete description of these calls, see the \POSIX{} or
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\UNIX{} manual pages. It is only available for those \UNIX{} versions
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that support Posix \code{termios} style tty I/O control (and then
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that support \POSIX{} \code{termios} style tty I/O control (and then
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only if configured at installation time).
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All functions in this module take a file descriptor \var{fd} as their
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%
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\section{Standard Module \sectcode{TERMIOS}}
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\stmodindex{TERMIOS}
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\indexii{Posix}{I/O control}
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\indexii{\POSIX{}}{I/O control}
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\indexii{tty}{I/O control}
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\renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(in module TERMIOS)}
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This module defines the symbolic constants required to use the
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\code{termios} module (see the previous section). See the Posix or
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\code{termios} module (see the previous section). See the \POSIX{} or
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\UNIX{} manual pages (or the source) for a list of those constants.
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\refbimodindex{termios}
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\index{semaphores, binary}
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The module is optional. It is supported on Windows NT and '95, SGI
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IRIX, Solaris 2.x, as well as on systems that have a POSIX thread
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IRIX, Solaris 2.x, as well as on systems that have a \POSIX{} thread
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(a.k.a. ``pthread'') implementation.
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\index{pthreads}
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\indexii{threads}{posix}
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\begin{description}
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\item[posix]
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--- The most common Posix system calls (normally used via module \code{os}).
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--- The most common \POSIX{} system calls (normally used via module \code{os}).
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\item[posixpath]
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--- Common Posix pathname manipulations (normally used via \code{os.path}).
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--- Common \POSIX{} pathname manipulations (normally used via \code{os.path}).
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\item[pwd]
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--- The password database (\code{getpwnam()} and friends).
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--- GNU's reinterpretation of dbm.
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\item[termios]
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--- Posix style tty control.
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--- \POSIX{} style tty control.
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\item[TERMIOS]
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--- The symbolic constants required to use the \code{termios} module.
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\end{funcdesc}
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\begin{funcdesc}{tod_gettime}{}
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Returns the time (in seconds since the Epoch, in UCT, as for POSIX) from
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Returns the time (in seconds since the Epoch, in UCT, as for \POSIX{}) from
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a time server.
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\end{funcdesc}
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\label{module-locale}
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The \code{locale} module opens access to the POSIX locale database and
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functionality. The POSIX locale mechanism allows applications to
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integrate certain cultural aspects into an applications, without
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The \code{locale} module opens access to the \POSIX{} locale database
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and functionality. The \POSIX{} locale mechanism allows applications
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to integrate certain cultural aspects into an applications, without
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requiring the programmer to know all the specifics of each country
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where the software is executed.
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3798 Re: a few questions about the Mac implementation
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3799 Re: PROPOSAL: A Generic Python Object Interface for Python C Modules
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3802 Re: executable python scripts
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3803 Re: POSIX wait and SIGCHLD
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3803 Re: \POSIX{} wait and SIGCHLD
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>>> s.quit()
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'205 news.cwi.nl closing connection. Goodbye.'
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>>>
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@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ exports the same functions and data as found there. The design of all
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Python's built-in OS dependent modules is such that as long as the same
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functionality is available, it uses the same interface; e.g., the
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function \code{os.stat(\var{file})} returns stat info about a \var{file} in a
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format compatible with the POSIX interface.
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format compatible with the \POSIX{} interface.
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Extensions peculiar to a particular OS are also available through the
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\code{os} module, but using them is of course a threat to portability!
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\begin{datadesc}{curdir}
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The constant string used by the OS to refer to the current directory,
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e.g. \code{'.'} for POSIX or \code{':'} for the Mac.
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e.g. \code{'.'} for \POSIX{} or \code{':'} for the Mac.
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\end{datadesc}
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\begin{datadesc}{pardir}
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The constant string used by the OS to refer to the parent directory,
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e.g. \code{'..'} for POSIX or \code{'::'} for the Mac.
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e.g. \code{'..'} for \POSIX{} or \code{'::'} for the Mac.
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\end{datadesc}
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\begin{datadesc}{sep}
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The character used by the OS to separate pathname components,
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e.g. \code{'/'} for POSIX or \code{':'} for the Mac. Note that knowing this
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is not sufficient to be able to parse or concatenate pathnames---better
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use \code{os.path.split()} and \code{os.path.join()}---but it is
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occasionally useful.
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e.g. \code{'/'} for \POSIX{} or \code{':'} for the Mac. Note that
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knowing this is not sufficient to be able to parse or concatenate
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pathnames --- better use \code{os.path.split()} and
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\code{os.path.join()}---but it is occasionally useful.
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\end{datadesc}
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\begin{datadesc}{altsep}
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\begin{datadesc}{pathsep}
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The character conventionally used by the OS to separate search patch
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components (as in \code{\$PATH}), e.g.\ \code{':'} for POSIX or
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components (as in \code{\$PATH}), e.g.\ \code{':'} for \POSIX{} or
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\code{';'} for MS-DOS.
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\end{datadesc}
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\bimodindex{posix}
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This module provides access to operating system functionality that is
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standardized by the C Standard and the POSIX standard (a thinly disguised
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standardized by the C Standard and the \POSIX{} standard (a thinly disguised
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\UNIX{} interface).
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\strong{Do not import this module directly.} Instead, import the
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\refstmodindex{os}
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The descriptions below are very terse; refer to the corresponding
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\UNIX{} manual (or POSIX documentation) entry for more information.
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\UNIX{} manual (or \POSIX{} documentation) entry for more information.
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Arguments called \var{path} refer to a pathname given as a string.
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Errors are reported as exceptions; the usual exceptions are given
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\renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(exception in module posix)}
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\begin{excdesc}{error}
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This exception is raised when a POSIX function returns a
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POSIX-related error (e.g., not for illegal argument types). Its
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This exception is raised when a \POSIX{} function returns a
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\POSIX{}-related error (e.g., not for illegal argument types). Its
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string value is \code{'posix.error'}. The accompanying value is a
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pair containing the numeric error code from \code{errno} and the
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corresponding string, as would be printed by the C function
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\end{funcdesc}
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\begin{funcdesc}{mkfifo}{path\optional{\, mode}}
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Create a FIFO (a POSIX named pipe) named \var{path} with numeric mode
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Create a FIFO (a \POSIX{} named pipe) named \var{path} with numeric mode
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\var{mode}. The default \var{mode} is 0666 (octal). The current
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umask value is first masked out from the mode.
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(Not on MS-DOS.)
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\label{module-posixpath}
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\stmodindex{posixpath}
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This module implements some useful functions on POSIX pathnames.
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This module implements some useful functions on \POSIX{} pathnames.
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\strong{Do not import this module directly.} Instead, import the
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module \code{os} and use \code{os.path}.
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function checks whether \var{p}'s parent, \file{\var{p}/..}, is on a
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different device than \var{p}, or whether \file{\var{p}/..} and
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\var{p} point to the same i-node on the same device --- this should
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detect mount points for all \UNIX{} and POSIX variants.
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detect mount points for all \UNIX{} and \POSIX{} variants.
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\end{funcdesc}
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\begin{funcdesc}{join}{p\optional{\, q\optional{\, ...}}}
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\section{Built-in Module \sectcode{termios}}
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\label{module-termios}
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\bimodindex{termios}
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\indexii{Posix}{I/O control}
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\indexii{\POSIX{}}{I/O control}
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\indexii{tty}{I/O control}
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\renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(in module termios)}
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This module provides an interface to the Posix calls for tty I/O
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control. For a complete description of these calls, see the Posix or
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This module provides an interface to the \POSIX{} calls for tty I/O
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control. For a complete description of these calls, see the \POSIX{} or
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\UNIX{} manual pages. It is only available for those \UNIX{} versions
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that support Posix \code{termios} style tty I/O control (and then
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that support \POSIX{} \code{termios} style tty I/O control (and then
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only if configured at installation time).
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All functions in this module take a file descriptor \var{fd} as their
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\stmodindex{TERMIOS}
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\indexii{Posix}{I/O control}
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\indexii{\POSIX{}}{I/O control}
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\indexii{tty}{I/O control}
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\renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(in module TERMIOS)}
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This module defines the symbolic constants required to use the
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\code{termios} module (see the previous section). See the Posix or
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\code{termios} module (see the previous section). See the \POSIX{} or
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\UNIX{} manual pages (or the source) for a list of those constants.
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\refbimodindex{termios}
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\index{semaphores, binary}
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The module is optional. It is supported on Windows NT and '95, SGI
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IRIX, Solaris 2.x, as well as on systems that have a POSIX thread
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IRIX, Solaris 2.x, as well as on systems that have a \POSIX{} thread
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\index{pthreads}
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\indexii{threads}{posix}
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\begin{description}
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\item[posix]
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--- The most common Posix system calls (normally used via module \code{os}).
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--- The most common \POSIX{} system calls (normally used via module \code{os}).
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\item[posixpath]
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--- Common Posix pathname manipulations (normally used via \code{os.path}).
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--- Common \POSIX{} pathname manipulations (normally used via \code{os.path}).
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\item[pwd]
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--- The password database (\code{getpwnam()} and friends).
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--- GNU's reinterpretation of dbm.
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--- Posix style tty control.
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--- \POSIX{} style tty control.
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--- The symbolic constants required to use the \code{termios} module.
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