Some tightening of the documentation for the new kwarg-style os module functionality.
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* For some functions, the *path* argument can be not only a string giving a path
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name, but also a file descriptor. The function will then operate on the file
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referred to by the descriptor. (For POSIX systems, this will use the ``f...``
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version of the function.)
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referred to by the descriptor. (For POSIX systems, Python will call the
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``f...`` version of the function.)
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You can check whether or not *path* can be specified as a file descriptor on
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your platform using :data:`os.supports_fd`. If it is unavailable, using it
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* For functions with a *dir_fd* parameter: If *dir_fd* is not ``None``, it
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should be a file descriptor referring to a directory, and the path to operate
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on should be relative; path will then be relative to that directory. If the
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path is absolute, *dir_fd* is ignored. (For POSIX systems, this will use the
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``f...at`` version of the function.)
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path is absolute, *dir_fd* is ignored. (For POSIX systems, Python will call
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the ``...at`` version of the function.)
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You can check whether or not *dir_fd* is supported on your platform using
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:data:`os.supports_dir_fd`. If it is unavailable, using it will raise a
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* For functions ith a *follow_symlinks* parameter: If *follow_symlinks* is
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``False``, and the last element of the path to operate on is a symbolic link,
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the function will operate on the symbolic link itself instead of the file the
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link points to. (For POSIX systems, this will use the ``l...`` version of
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link points to. (For POSIX systems, Python will call the ``l...`` version of
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the function.)
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You can check whether or not *follow_symlinks* is supported on your platform
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Create a hard link pointing to *src* named *dst*.
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If either *src_dir_fd* or *dst_dir_fd* is not ``None``, it should be a file
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descriptor referring to a directory, and the corresponding path (*src* or
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*dst*) should be relative; that path will then be relative to that directory.
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(If *src* is absolute, *src_dir_fd* is ignored; the same goes for *dst* and
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*dst_dir_fd*.) *src_dir_fd* and *dst_dir_fd* may not be supported on your
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platform; you can check whether or not they are available using
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:data:`os.supports_dir_fd`. If they are unavailable, using either will raise
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a :exc:`NotImplementedError`.
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This function can also support :ref:`not following symlinks
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<follow_symlinks>`.
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This function can support specifying *src_dir_fd* and/or *dst_dir_fd* to
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supply :ref:`paths relative to directory descriptors <dir_fd>`, and :ref:`not
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following symlinks <follow_symlinks>`.
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Availability: Unix, Windows.
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Windows, if *dst* already exists, :exc:`OSError` will be raised even if it is a
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file.
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If either *src_dir_fd* or *dst_dir_fd* is not ``None``, it should be a
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file descriptor referring to a directory, and the corresponding path
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(*src* or *dst*) should be relative; that path will then be relative to
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that directory. (If *src* is absolute, *src_dir_fd* is ignored; the same
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goes for *dst* and *dst_dir_fd*.)
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*src_dir_fd* and *dst_dir_fd* may not be supported on your platform;
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you can check whether or not they are available using :data:`os.supports_dir_fd`.
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If they are unavailable, using either will raise a :exc:`NotImplementedError`.
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This function can support specifying *src_dir_fd* and/or *dst_dir_fd* to
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supply :ref:`paths relative to directory descriptors <dir_fd>`.
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If you want cross-platform overwriting of the destination, use :func:`replace`.
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if *src* and *dst* are on different filesystems. If successful,
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the renaming will be an atomic operation (this is a POSIX requirement).
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If either *src_dir_fd* or *dst_dir_fd* is not ``None``, it should be a
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file descriptor referring to a directory, and the corresponding path
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(*src* or *dst*) should be relative; that path will then be relative to
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that directory. (If *src* is absolute, *src_dir_fd* is ignored; the same
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goes for *dst* and *dst_dir_fd*.)
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*src_dir_fd* and *dst_dir_fd* may not be supported on your platform;
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you can check whether or not they are available using :data:`os.supports_dir_fd`.
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If they are unavailable, using either will raise a :exc:`NotImplementedError`.
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This function can support specifying *src_dir_fd* and/or *dst_dir_fd* to
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supply :ref:`paths relative to directory descriptors <dir_fd>`.
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Availability: Unix, Windows.
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.. data:: supports_dir_fd
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An object implementing collections.Set indicating which functions in the
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:mod:`os` permit use of their *dir_fd* parameter. Different platforms
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A :class:`~collections.Set` object indicating which functions in the
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:mod:`os` module permit use of their *dir_fd* parameter. Different platforms
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provide different functionality, and an option that might work on one might
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be unsupported on another. For consistency's sakes, functions that support
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*dir_fd* always allow specifying the parameter, but will throw an exception
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.. data:: supports_effective_ids
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An object implementing collections.Set indicating which functions in the
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:mod:`os` permit use of the *effective_ids* parameter for :func:`os.access`.
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If the local platform supports it, the collection will contain
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:func:`os.access`, otherwise it will be empty.
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A :class:`~collections.Set` object indicating which functions in the
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:mod:`os` module permit use of the *effective_ids* parameter for
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:func:`os.access`. If the local platform supports it, the collection will
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contain :func:`os.access`, otherwise it will be empty.
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To check whether you can use the *effective_ids* parameter for
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:func:`os.access`, use the ``in`` operator on ``supports_dir_fd``, like so::
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.. data:: supports_fd
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An object implementing collections.Set indicating which functions in the
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:mod:`os` permit specifying their *path* parameter as an open file
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A :class:`~collections.Set` object indicating which functions in the
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:mod:`os` module permit specifying their *path* parameter as an open file
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descriptor. Different platforms provide different functionality, and an
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option that might work on one might be unsupported on another. For
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consistency's sakes, functions that support *fd* always allow specifying
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.. data:: supports_follow_symlinks
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An object implementing collections.Set indicating which functions in the
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:mod:`os` permit use of their *follow_symlinks* parameter. Different
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A :class:`~collections.Set` object indicating which functions in the
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:mod:`os` module permit use of their *follow_symlinks* parameter. Different
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platforms provide different functionality, and an option that might work on
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one might be unsupported on another. For consistency's sakes, functions that
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support *follow_symlinks* always allow specifying the parameter, but will
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