2c22e85ae7
Attempt to clarify removedirs().
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Based on SF bug #574773 .
2002-07-02 21:03:49 +00:00
9ea01d415f
Add description of the deadlock problem with child processes and pipes, and
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hints about how to work around it.
Closes SF bug #530637 .
2002-06-18 20:30:37 +00:00
7f59124693
Clarified documentation for os.access().
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Patch contributed by Sean Reifschneider.
Closes SF patch #570618 .
2002-06-18 16:15:51 +00:00
cc5c6947a6
Add "version added" for getpgid
2002-06-13 21:19:25 +00:00
606edc1d97
Patch #568235 : Add posix.setpgid.
2002-06-13 21:09:11 +00:00
db9198a8b5
SF bug 563750 (Alex Martelli): posix_tmpfile():
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The file returned by tmpfile() has mode w+b, so use that in the call
to PyFile_FromFile().
Bugfix candidate.
2002-06-10 19:23:22 +00:00
1f89e2abcc
Fix markup error that suppressed space.
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Closes SF bug #554257 . Not relevant to older releases.
2002-05-10 12:37:56 +00:00
a65375c3e3
Explain what os.read() returns at end of file.
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This closes SF bug #550409 . Applying to release21-maint & release22-maint.
2002-05-01 03:31:42 +00:00
d3e6678713
Slightly expand and clarify the differences between getegid(), getgid(),
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getpgrp(), and setpgid().
This closes SF bug #547939 .
2002-04-26 20:59:40 +00:00
106c1a0e7a
WCOREDUMP(), WIFCONTINUED(), WCONTINUED, WUNTRACED: New.
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isatty(), WIFEXITED(), WIFSIGNALED(), WIFSTOPPED(): Changed to return
bools instead of ints.
2002-04-23 15:58:02 +00:00
e19a5bcc7b
Be consistent in presenting the signatures.
2002-04-15 19:46:40 +00:00
154985587b
Add docs for os.fchdir().
2002-04-15 19:41:27 +00:00
06a83e90aa
Patch #543447 : Add posix.mknod.
2002-04-14 10:19:44 +00:00
4dfb7a81c1
Explain that os.spawn*() return the process handle on Windows.
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Clarify that os.waitpid() on Windows takes a process handle, not a process ID.
This closes SF bug #537582 .
2002-04-01 23:30:47 +00:00
ab034fab03
Implement os.waitpid() for Windows, in a way that's compatible with Linux
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where their capabilities intersect. Would be nice if people using non-
MSVC compilers (Borland etc) took a whack at doing something similar for
them (this code relies on the MS _cwait function).
2002-02-01 11:27:43 +00:00
c48a3ca161
Add new constants usable with os.popen() on Windows.
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NOTE: this seems a mess wrt which symbols are available on which
platforms. I can't fix it, but I didn't add to it <wink>, and
included an XXX comment about names claimed to be available on
Windows that aren't. If anyone can figure out the whole ugly truth,
I'm sure a better organization will suggest itself.
2002-01-30 05:49:46 +00:00
5c7983113c
Add a reference to the signal module to the os.kill() description.
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This closes SF bug #495609 .
2001-12-21 03:58:47 +00:00
8c8e871530
Fix the availability statement for the spawn*() functions to reflect the
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actual availability on Windows.
This fixes SF bug #495191 .
2001-12-20 17:24:11 +00:00
b404145936
s/it/if/ in descriptions of spawn mode argument.
2001-12-06 23:37:17 +00:00
6995bb61b6
Various cleanups & markup fixes, mostly relating to the stat and statvfs
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result object changes.
2001-11-29 20:48:44 +00:00
c37b65ee10
Clean up some markup cruft. A number of the macros that take no
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parameters (like \UNIX) are commonly entered using an empty group to
separate the markup from a following inter-word space; this is not
needed when the next character is punctuation, or the markup is the
last thing in the enclosing group. These cases were marked
inconsistently; the empty group is now *only* used when needed.
2001-11-28 07:26:15 +00:00
db7287c0f5
Straighten out the exec*() function descriptions a bit, and clarify a few
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points in the spawn*() description.
2001-10-18 18:58:30 +00:00
c405133fce
Elaborate on types and meaning of the setgroups arguments.
2001-10-18 14:07:12 +00:00
61c5edf6fc
Expose setgroups. Fixes feature request #468116 .
2001-10-18 04:06:00 +00:00
938a8d723c
Improve the documentation for the os.P_* constants used with the os.spawn*()
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functions to include information about how they affect the operation of
those functions when used as the "mode" parameter.
This closes SF bug #468384 .
Added warnings to the os.tempnam() and os.tmpnam() functions regarding their
security problem. These warning mirror the warnings added to the runtime
by Skip Montanaro.
2001-10-09 18:07:04 +00:00
244edc8985
Add chroot call. Implements feature #459267 .
2001-10-04 22:44:26 +00:00
bbf7a407e8
Added note about non-support of UNC paths on Windows.
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This fixes SF bug #465447 .
2001-09-28 16:14:18 +00:00
098d7fae39
Document clearly that the only way to retrieve the return code from the
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child processes is to use the Popen3 and Popen4 classes.
This fixes SF bug #460512 .
2001-09-11 19:56:51 +00:00
739282da83
Re-write the description of the os.spawn*() functions, and cover the
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whole family instead of just two.
This closes SF bug #451630 .
2001-08-16 21:21:28 +00:00
8a2adcf812
Typo: Added missing "if".
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This is part of SF patch #442788 .
2001-07-23 19:20:56 +00:00
efaef13c81
Update the availability information for os.tempnam(), os.tmpfile(), and
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os.tmpnam().
2001-07-17 20:39:18 +00:00
8ee679f0ce
Minor changes to match the style guide.
2001-07-14 02:50:55 +00:00
907e76b620
Fix up a few style nits -- avoid "e.g." and "i.e." -- these make
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translation more difficult, as well as reading the English more
difficult for non-native speakers.
2001-07-06 20:30:11 +00:00
0b9bc20e66
Add the appropriate availability annotations for the popen*() family of
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functions -- these are not available on traditional Mac OS platforms.
Corrected the version annotations for the spawn*() functions and related
constants; these were added in Python 1.6, not 1.5.2.
2001-06-11 18:25:34 +00:00
046f4d810d
Fixed parameter order for os.popen2(), os.popen3(), and os.popen(4). Added
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a reference to these functions and popen() from the "Process Management"
section.
Based on a suggestion from comp.lang.python.
2001-06-11 15:21:48 +00:00
b9d973dac5
is -> if in rename description
2001-06-04 15:31:17 +00:00
81e142b907
Document os.getenv().
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This closes SF bug #429059 .
2001-05-31 20:27:46 +00:00
dc9e7e42c8
readlink() description: Added note that the return value may be either
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absolute or relative.
remove(), rename() descriptions: Give more information about the cross-
platform behavior of these functions, so single-platform developers
can be aware of the potential issues when writing portable code.
This closes SF patch #426598 .
2001-05-29 18:13:06 +00:00
4a152630ca
Capitalize first letter of an explanation for a \versionchanged
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annotation.
2000-10-19 05:33:46 +00:00
21c9df7641
For os.stat() & friends, note that the time fields are returned as
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floating-point values.
2000-10-14 05:46:11 +00:00
c71c23e392
Added \versionchanged comment to os.popen() noting that it was unreliable
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in earlier versions of Python; this is useful information for people
interested in writing code that is portable across Python versions.
Suggested by Peter Funk <pf@artcom-gmbh.de>.
2000-10-04 13:57:27 +00:00
1319e3ecbc
Remove old note that os.popen() on Windows is unreliable; this is no
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longer true.
2000-10-03 17:14:27 +00:00
4ce4f2eedd
os.startfile() documentation, based on text from Tim Peters.
2000-09-29 04:15:19 +00:00
8a9db99760
Updated documentation relating to the various flavors of popen[234]()
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for Windows & Unix.
2000-09-28 20:27:51 +00:00
7be3115860
Added explanation of the use of the first program argument passed to the
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exec*() family of functions.
2000-09-23 05:22:07 +00:00
3ac977e39c
O_BINARY: Documented this constant; omission noted by David Ascher.
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access(): Corrected availability statement; error pointed out by
Tim Peters.
2000-08-11 20:19:51 +00:00
d372521ec0
added doc for isatty()
2000-07-19 17:30:58 +00:00
f8316638af
Rob W. W. Hooft's spelling fixes for the Library Reference. I hope
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SourceForge doesn't choke on this batch :-)
I'm not entirely sure this is 100% correct. The patch changes an
\index{persistency} to \index{presistence}, and I don't know what \index{}
does. But it seems to do so persi--er, consistently, so I hope it isn't a
problem.
2000-07-16 19:01:10 +00:00
8d2f2b2db2
From Sam Rushing's Medusa, via SF patch #100858 : add & document
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os.seteuid(), os.setegid(), os.setreuid(), os.setregid().
2000-07-13 01:26:58 +00:00
30f76ffd00
Update version numbering from 1.6 to 2.0.
2000-06-30 16:06:19 +00:00
c82634c13c
Thomas Wouters <thomas@xs4all.net>:
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Documentation updates related to the addition of openpty() and forkpty().
2000-06-28 17:27:48 +00:00
e06d025e00
Use \versionchanged to indicate when the second parameter to utime()
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was allowed to be None.
2000-05-02 17:29:35 +00:00
93a8eacde5
Document the new additional signature for utime(). In addition to the
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previous functionality utime(path, (atime, mtime)), now allowed is
utime(path, None) which sets the file's times to the current time.
2000-05-01 16:18:22 +00:00
38e5d27cae
Merged changes from the 1.5.2p2 release.
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(Very rough.)
2000-04-03 20:13:55 +00:00
15861b2a41
Update portability information for the spawn*() functions and related
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constants. Someone will need to fill in information on the spawn*()
functions that aren't listed.
2000-02-29 05:19:38 +00:00
88f6ca2ce9
Document getgroups(), getlogin(), fpathconf(), pathconf(),
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pathconf_names, confstr(), confstr_names, sysconf(), sysconf_names.
1999-12-15 19:39:04 +00:00
18f7a45324
Document the new stuff in the os module.
1999-12-09 22:11:43 +00:00
933d5a7c6e
os.name: Note that 'java' is one of the registered names.
1999-09-17 14:38:39 +00:00
31e5e37196
Explain the possible range of values for the pid parameter to
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waitpid().
1999-08-13 13:36:33 +00:00
8c9fc00f8d
Add index entry "I/O control, buffering" for fdopen().
1999-08-05 13:41:31 +00:00
6db897c52c
Move chdir() and getcwd() descriptions to "Files and Directories" with
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a pointer from the "Process Parameters" section. Based on comments
from Aahz Maruch, Tim Peters, and GvR.
1999-07-12 16:49:30 +00:00
227020894a
For spawn*(), point to the magic constants; some readers have a hard
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time finding the bindings.
1999-07-02 14:01:03 +00:00
859dc53a52
Per Frank Stajano's suggestion, state explicitly that the functions
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described in the sub-sections are directly available at the module
level. He found this confusing.
1999-07-01 13:54:40 +00:00
a88ef00a50
Further clarfication of the system-dependence of the system() return
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value, based on comments from Tim Peters.
1999-06-18 19:11:25 +00:00
2f9790195b
Added 'ce' to the list of "registered" values for os.name.
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Make references to the posix module hyperlinks.
1999-06-11 18:28:37 +00:00
7a62128722
At David Ascher's request, clarify that os.system() always returns 0
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on Win95 & Win98.
1999-06-10 15:07:05 +00:00
6b330ba857
"proces" --> "process"; reported by Gerry Wiener <gerry@ucar.edu>.
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Added some index entries.
1999-05-25 13:42:26 +00:00
0e1de8bd6b
Minor nits, partly in response to comments from Jonathan Black
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<jblack@Ridgeway-Sys.com>.
1999-04-29 12:57:32 +00:00
ec6baaf618
Small markup nits.
1999-04-21 18:13:31 +00:00
35c3ffdc3f
Fixed description of WSTOPSIG(), added WTERMSIG(). Problem reported
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by Jonathan Giddy <jon@dgs.monash.edu.au>.
1999-03-04 14:08:10 +00:00
390636382a
Typo: "Availabilty" --> "Availability"
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Thanks to /F!
1999-02-26 14:05:02 +00:00
9329e5ec75
Remove "_" from the P_* symbols used with the spawn*() functions.
1999-02-16 19:40:19 +00:00
0c9608cf1b
Portability fix for [f]statvfs() return tuple: no longer return the
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f_fsid field, since it's not a scalar on all systems supporting this
call (in particular, it's a tuple of two longs on AIX). Since it's
not particularly useful, just nuke it. Adapted the doc strings too.
1999-02-03 16:32:37 +00:00
215fe2f204
Fix the os/posix documentation issue.
1999-02-02 19:02:35 +00:00
8692998018
Added index entries to make it easier to locate directory operations.
1998-12-28 21:58:15 +00:00
e7210dad6c
Fix arguments for renames(); bug spotted by Oliver Andrich
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<oli@rhein-zeitung.de>.
1998-08-17 13:29:06 +00:00
295da24eaf
New section header style.
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Fix up a few synopses.
1998-08-10 19:42:37 +00:00
1a3c2a0ede
Markup nits.
1998-08-06 15:18:23 +00:00
56fa8a7e4b
Marked makedirs(), removedirs(), renames() as added in 1.5.2.
1998-08-06 13:45:42 +00:00
89a79d19b7
Document makedirs(), removedirs(), renames() -- ESR-inspired super-versions
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of mkdir(), rmdir() and rename() that make or remove intermediate
directories as well.
1998-07-24 20:48:20 +00:00
b91e934cf1
Adjusted to use the new module synopsis support macros.
1998-07-23 17:59:49 +00:00
9c59ce9b5a
Documented os.linesep (line separator).
1998-06-30 15:54:27 +00:00
3a0351cf85
Remove all uses of \sectcode; we can now use logical markup everywhere.
1998-04-04 07:23:21 +00:00
c4f15af7de
Logical markup. small nits.
1998-03-10 03:17:26 +00:00
1947991c2f
Remove all \bcode / \ecode cruft; this is no longer needed. See previous
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checkin of myformat.sty.
Change "\renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(...)}" to "\setindexsubitem{(...)}"
everywhere.
Some other minor nits that I happened to come across.
1998-02-13 06:58:54 +00:00
65b32f7f74
Consistently use \POSIX{} to denote POSIX. There were at least two different
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ways to do it previously (not counting module names).
1998-02-09 20:27:12 +00:00
b2afc811c2
Added os.altsep; this is '/' on DOS/Windows, and None on systems with
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a sane filename syntax.
1997-08-29 22:37:44 +00:00
e47da0ae04
AMK's megapatch:
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* \bcode, \ecode added everywhere
* \label{module-foo} added everywhere
* A few \seealso sections added.
* Indentation fixed inside verbatim in lib*tex files
1997-07-17 16:34:52 +00:00
470be14c8a
mass changes; fix titles; add examples; correct typos; clarifications;
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unified style; etc.
1995-03-17 16:07:09 +00:00
6bb1adc7ee
small changes by Soren Larsen
1995-03-13 10:03:32 +00:00
5fdeeeae2a
Restructured library documentation
1994-01-02 01:22:07 +00:00
Fred Drake
Neal Norwitz
Martin v. Löwis
Guido van Rossum
Tim Peters
Skip Montanaro
Thomas Wouters
Andrew M. Kuchling
Barry Warsaw