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the return value of this function is the integer return value of the
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C \cfunction{fcntl()} call. When the argument is a string it
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represents a binary structure, e.g.\ created by
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\function{struct.pack()}. The binary data is copied to a buffer
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\function{\refmodule{struct}.pack()}. The binary data is copied to a buffer
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whose address is passed to the C \cfunction{fcntl()} call. The
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return value after a successful call is the contents of the buffer,
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converted to a string object. The length of the returned string
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If \var{mutate_flag} is true, then the buffer is (in effect) passed
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to the underlying \function{ioctl()} system call, the latter's
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return code is passed back to the calling Python, and the buffer's
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new contents reflect the action of the \function{ioctl}. This is a
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new contents reflect the action of the \function{ioctl()}. This is a
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slight simplification, because if the supplied buffer is less than
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1024 bytes long it is first copied into a static buffer 1024 bytes
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long which is then passed to \function{ioctl} and copied back into
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long which is then passed to \function{ioctl()} and copied back into
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the supplied buffer.
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If \var{mutate_flag} is not supplied, then in 2.3 it defaults to
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better.
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\begin{seealso}
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\seemodule{os}{The \function{os.open} function supports locking flags
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and is available on a wider variety of platforms than
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the \function{fcntl.lockf} and \function{fcntl.flock}
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\seemodule{os}{The \function{os.open()} function supports locking flags
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and is available on a wider variety of platforms than
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the \function{lockf()} and \function{flock()}
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functions, providing a more platform-independent file
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locking facility.}
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\end{seealso}
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