[Python-Dev] Re: [ python-Bugs-1048808 ] test_subprocess 2.4b1 fails on FreeBSD 5.2

Jeff Epler jepler at unpythonic.net
Sat Oct 23 17:15:58 CEST 2004


On Wed, Oct 20, 2004 at 05:07:59PM +0200, Ludovic Aubry wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I would say it is not safe:

.. or in this example:
$ python -c 'import os; os.write(4, "the text\n")' 4>the_file
$ cat the_file
the text

If Python changed to break this behavior, it would be a tragedy.

Jeff
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