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| author | Georg Brandl <georg@python.org> | 2005-07-18 08:16:33 (GMT) |
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| committer | Georg Brandl <georg@python.org> | 2005-07-18 08:16:33 (GMT) |
| commit | 2d8cc618db60a1e06e834655d856c3e917e39a54 (patch) | |
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[ 755617 ] os module: Need a better description of "mode"
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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libos.tex b/Doc/lib/libos.tex index e5b5962..3d9056d 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libos.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libos.tex @@ -764,6 +764,11 @@ Change the mode of \var{path} to the numeric \var{mode}. \item \code{S_IXOTH} \end{itemize} Availability: Macintosh, \UNIX, Windows. + +\note{Although Windows supports \function{chmod()}, you can only +set the file's read-only flag with it (via the \code{S_IWRITE} +and \code{S_IREAD} constants or a corresponding integer value). +All other bits are ignored.} \end{funcdesc} \begin{funcdesc}{chown}{path, uid, gid} |