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diff --git a/Doc/library/stat.rst b/Doc/library/stat.rst index 02513df..a021fe2 100644 --- a/Doc/library/stat.rst +++ b/Doc/library/stat.rst @@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ os.lstat() and os.fstat(). .. sectionauthor:: Skip Montanaro <skip@automatrix.com> -**Source code:** :source:`Lib/stat.py` +**Source code:** :source:`Modules/_stat.c` + :source:`Lib/stat.py` -------------- @@ -15,6 +16,9 @@ results of :func:`os.stat`, :func:`os.fstat` and :func:`os.lstat` (if they exist). For complete details about the :c:func:`stat`, :c:func:`fstat` and :c:func:`lstat` calls, consult the documentation for your system. +.. versionchanged:: 3.4 + The stat module is backed by a C implementation. + The :mod:`stat` module defines the following functions to test for specific file types: @@ -53,6 +57,24 @@ types: Return non-zero if the mode is from a socket. +.. function:: S_ISDOOR(mode) + + Return non-zero if the mode is from a door. + + .. versionadded:: 3.4 + +.. function:: S_ISPORT(mode) + + Return non-zero if the mode is from an event port. + + .. versionadded:: 3.4 + +.. function:: S_ISWHT(mode) + + Return non-zero if the mode is from a whiteout. + + .. versionadded:: 3.4 + Two additional functions are defined for more general manipulation of the file's mode: @@ -113,6 +135,10 @@ readable string: .. versionadded:: 3.3 + .. versionchanged:: 3.4 + The function supports :data:`S_IFDOOR`, :data:`S_IFPORT` and + :data:`S_IFWHT`. + All the variables below are simply symbolic indexes into the 10-tuple returned by :func:`os.stat`, :func:`os.fstat` or :func:`os.lstat`. @@ -210,6 +236,29 @@ Use of the functions above is more portable than use of the first set of flags: FIFO. +.. data:: S_IFDOOR + + Door. + + .. versionadded:: 3.4 + +.. data:: S_IFPORT + + Event port. + + .. versionadded:: 3.4 + +.. data:: S_IFWHT + + Whiteout. + + .. versionadded:: 3.4 + +.. note:: + + :data:`S_IFDOOR`, :data:`S_IFPORT` or :data:`S_IFWHT` are defined as + 0 when the platform does not have support for the file types. + The following flags can also be used in the *mode* argument of :func:`os.chmod`: .. data:: S_ISUID |