Yes, but I'm not interested to write such doc.

Victor
Le 15 sept. 2013 10:34, "Georg Brandl" <g.bra...@gmx.net> a écrit :

> On 08/28/2013 01:20 AM, victor.stinner wrote:
> > http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/ef889c3d5dc6
> > changeset:   85420:ef889c3d5dc6
> > user:        Victor Stinner <victor.stin...@gmail.com>
> > date:        Wed Aug 28 00:53:59 2013 +0200
> > summary:
> >   Issue #18571: Implementation of the PEP 446: file descriptors and file
> handles
> > are now created non-inheritable; add functions os.get/set_inheritable(),
> > os.get/set_handle_inheritable() and socket.socket.get/set_inheritable().
>
> > +.. _fd_inheritance:
> > +
> > +Inheritance of File Descriptors
> > +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > +
> > +A file descriptor has a inheritable flag which indicates if the file
> descriptor
> > +can be inherited or not in child processes. Since Python 3.4, file
> descriptors
> > +created by Python are non-inheritable by default.
> > +
> > +On UNIX, non-inheritable file descriptors are closed in child processes
> at the
> > +execution of a new program, other file descriptors are inherited.
> > +
> > +On Windows, non-inheritable handles and file descriptors are closed in
> child
> > +processes, except standard streams (file descriptors 0, 1 and 2: stdin,
> stdout
> > +and stderr) which are always inherited. Using :func:`os.spawn*`
> functions,
> > +all inheritable handles and all inheritable file descriptors are
> inherited.
> > +Using the :mod:`subprocess` module, all file descriptors except standard
> > +streams are closed, inheritable handles are only inherited if the
> *close_fds*
> > +parameter is ``False``.
> > +
> > +.. versionadded:: 3.4
> > +
> > +.. function:: get_inheritable(fd)
> > +
> > +   Get the `inheritable flag <fd_inheritance>`_ of the specified file
> > +   descriptor. Return a :class:`bool`.
> > +
> > +.. function:: set_inheritable(fd, inheritable)
> > +
> > +   Set the `inheritable flag <fd_inheritance>`_ of the specified file
> descriptor.
> > +
> > +.. function:: get_handle_inheritable(handle)
> > +
> > +   Get the `inheritable flag <fd_inheritance>`_ of the specified
> handle. Return a :class:`bool`.
> > +
> > +   Availability: Windows.
> > +
> > +.. function:: set_handle_inheritable(handle, inheritable)
> > +
> > +   Set the `inheritable flag <fd_inheritance>`_ of the specified handle.
> > +
> > +   Availability: Windows.
> > +
>
> "Handle" is used nowhere else in the os module documentation.  Do you
> think it
> would make sense to have a brief paragraph on what are possible handles
> under
> Windows (and that file descriptors aren't handles)?
>
> Georg
>
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