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* Various cleanups & markup fixes, mostly relating to the stat and statvfsFred Drake2001-11-291-38/+77
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* Clean up some markup cruft. A number of the macros that take noFred Drake2001-11-281-92/+92
| | | | | | | | 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.
* Straighten out the exec*() function descriptions a bit, and clarify a fewFred Drake2001-10-181-65/+68
| | | | points in the spawn*() description.
* Elaborate on types and meaning of the setgroups arguments.Martin v. Löwis2001-10-181-2/+4
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* Expose setgroups. Fixes feature request #468116.Martin v. Löwis2001-10-181-0/+7
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* Improve the documentation for the os.P_* constants used with the os.spawn*()Fred Drake2001-10-091-9/+29
| | | | | | | | | | 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.
* Add chroot call. Implements feature #459267.Martin v. Löwis2001-10-041-0/+6
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* Added note about non-support of UNC paths on Windows.Fred Drake2001-09-281-1/+2
| | | | This fixes SF bug #465447.
* Document clearly that the only way to retrieve the return code from theFred Drake2001-09-111-0/+6
| | | | | child processes is to use the Popen3 and Popen4 classes. This fixes SF bug #460512.
* Re-write the description of the os.spawn*() functions, and cover theFred Drake2001-08-161-17/+51
| | | | | | | whole family instead of just two. This closes SF bug #451630.
* Typo: Added missing "if".Fred Drake2001-07-231-1/+1
| | | | This is part of SF patch #442788.
* Update the availability information for os.tempnam(), os.tmpfile(), andFred Drake2001-07-171-1/+3
| | | | os.tmpnam().
* Minor changes to match the style guide.Fred Drake2001-07-141-34/+38
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* Fix up a few style nits -- avoid "e.g." and "i.e." -- these makeFred Drake2001-07-061-23/+24
| | | | | translation more difficult, as well as reading the English more difficult for non-native speakers.
* Add the appropriate availability annotations for the popen*() family ofFred Drake2001-06-111-4/+7
| | | | | | | 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.
* Fixed parameter order for os.popen2(), os.popen3(), and os.popen(4). AddedFred Drake2001-06-111-3/+11
| | | | | | | a reference to these functions and popen() from the "Process Management" section. Based on a suggestion from comp.lang.python.
* is -> if in rename descriptionSkip Montanaro2001-06-041-1/+1
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* Document os.getenv().Fred Drake2001-05-311-0/+7
| | | | This closes SF bug #429059.
* readlink() description: Added note that the return value may be eitherFred Drake2001-05-291-5/+20
| | | | | | | | | | 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.
* Capitalize first letter of an explanation for a \versionchangedFred Drake2000-10-191-1/+1
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* For os.stat() & friends, note that the time fields are returned asFred Drake2000-10-141-1/+3
| | | | floating-point values.
* Added \versionchanged comment to os.popen() noting that it was unreliableFred Drake2000-10-041-0/+6
| | | | | | | 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>.
* Remove old note that os.popen() on Windows is unreliable; this is noFred Drake2000-10-031-3/+1
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* os.startfile() documentation, based on text from Tim Peters.Fred Drake2000-09-291-0/+18
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* Updated documentation relating to the various flavors of popen[234]()Fred Drake2000-09-281-0/+30
| | | | for Windows & Unix.
* Added explanation of the use of the first program argument passed to theFred Drake2000-09-231-0/+9
| | | | exec*() family of functions.
* O_BINARY: Documented this constant; omission noted by David Ascher.Fred Drake2000-08-111-1/+8
| | | | | access(): Corrected availability statement; error pointed out by Tim Peters.
* added doc for isatty()Skip Montanaro2000-07-191-0/+6
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* Rob W. W. Hooft's spelling fixes for the Library Reference. I hopeThomas Wouters2000-07-161-3/+3
| | | | | | | | | 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.
* From Sam Rushing's Medusa, via SF patch #100858: add & documentAndrew M. Kuchling2000-07-131-0/+20
| | | | os.seteuid(), os.setegid(), os.setreuid(), os.setregid().
* Update version numbering from 1.6 to 2.0.Fred Drake2000-06-301-1/+1
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* Thomas Wouters <thomas@xs4all.net>:Fred Drake2000-06-281-0/+18
| | | | Documentation updates related to the addition of openpty() and forkpty().
* Use \versionchanged to indicate when the second parameter to utime()Fred Drake2000-05-021-2/+3
| | | | was allowed to be None.
* Document the new additional signature for utime(). In addition to theBarry Warsaw2000-05-011-3/+6
| | | | | previous functionality utime(path, (atime, mtime)), now allowed is utime(path, None) which sets the file's times to the current time.
* Merged changes from the 1.5.2p2 release.Fred Drake2000-04-031-7/+33
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* Update portability information for the spawn*() functions and relatedFred Drake2000-02-291-4/+11
| | | | | constants. Someone will need to fill in information on the spawn*() functions that aren't listed.
* Document getgroups(), getlogin(), fpathconf(), pathconf(),Fred Drake1999-12-151-1/+107
| | | | pathconf_names, confstr(), confstr_names, sysconf(), sysconf_names.
* Document the new stuff in the os module.Fred Drake1999-12-091-2/+47
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* os.name: Note that 'java' is one of the registered names.Fred Drake1999-09-171-1/+1
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* Explain the possible range of values for the pid parameter toFred Drake1999-08-131-6/+14
| | | | waitpid().
* Add index entry "I/O control, buffering" for fdopen().Fred Drake1999-08-051-0/+1
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* Move chdir() and getcwd() descriptions to "Files and Directories" withFred Drake1999-07-121-10/+16
| | | | | a pointer from the "Process Parameters" section. Based on comments from Aahz Maruch, Tim Peters, and GvR.
* For spawn*(), point to the magic constants; some readers have a hardFred Drake1999-07-021-2/+4
| | | | time finding the bindings.
* Per Frank Stajano's suggestion, state explicitly that the functionsFred Drake1999-07-011-0/+14
| | | | | described in the sub-sections are directly available at the module level. He found this confusing.
* Further clarfication of the system-dependence of the system() returnFred Drake1999-06-181-1/+3
| | | | value, based on comments from Tim Peters.
* Added 'ce' to the list of "registered" values for os.name.Fred Drake1999-06-111-3/+3
| | | | Make references to the posix module hyperlinks.
* At David Ascher's request, clarify that os.system() always returns 0Fred Drake1999-06-101-1/+2
| | | | on Win95 & Win98.
* "proces" --> "process"; reported by Gerry Wiener <gerry@ucar.edu>.Fred Drake1999-05-251-2/+5
| | | | Added some index entries.
* Minor nits, partly in response to comments from Jonathan BlackFred Drake1999-04-291-3/+3
| | | | <jblack@Ridgeway-Sys.com>.
* Small markup nits.Fred Drake1999-04-211-11/+11
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