From c0fdd825c28127734bfd1ba615805b9e2696f103 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Victor Stinner Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2015 09:13:16 +0100 Subject: Issue #25605: Document exceptions raised by fcntl.ioctl() and fcntl.flock() --- Doc/library/fcntl.rst | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/Doc/library/fcntl.rst b/Doc/library/fcntl.rst index 562e78f..478c450 100644 --- a/Doc/library/fcntl.rst +++ b/Doc/library/fcntl.rst @@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ The module defines the following functions: which is a change from versions 2.3 and 2.4. Supply the argument explicitly if version portability is a priority. + If the :c:func:`ioctl` fails, an :exc:`IOError` exception is raised. + An example:: >>> import array, fcntl, struct, termios, os @@ -103,6 +105,8 @@ The module defines the following functions: :manpage:`flock(2)` for details. (On some systems, this function is emulated using :c:func:`fcntl`.) + If the :c:func:`flock` fails, an :exc:`IOError` exception is raised. + .. function:: lockf(fd, operation, [length, [start, [whence]]]) -- cgit v0.12