[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-817920 ] select behavior undefined for empty lists

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Bugs item #817920, was opened at 2003-10-05 02:08
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Category: Python Library
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Vaclav Dvorak (vdvo)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: select behavior undefined for empty lists

Initial Comment:
<nit-picking>

The manual for select.select() says:

"Empty lists are allowed, but acceptance of three empty

lists is platform-dependent. (It is known to work on

Unix but not on Windows.)"



I believe that one of the advantages of high-level

languages is that they (are supposed to) shield the

programmer from platform specifics where possible.

Surely it can't be a problem for the select() wrapper

to have defined, platform-independent behaviour for

three empty lists?

</nit-picking>

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