[Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] r52692 - in python/trunk: Lib/mailbox.py Misc/NEWS

[Anthony Baxter]

On Friday 10 November 2006 13:45, A.M. Kuchling wrote:
> OK, I'll backport it; thanks!
>
> (It's not fixing a frequent data-loss problem -- the patch just
> assures that when flush() or close() returns, data is more likely to
> have been written to disk and be safe after a subsequent system
> crash.)

Sure - it's a potential bug waiting to happen, though. And it's not a fun 
one :)