[ python-Bugs-1183585 ] try to open /dev/null as directory

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Bugs item #1183585, was opened at 2005-04-15 08:56
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Category: Python Interpreter Core
Group: Python 2.4
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Roberto A. Foglietta (robang)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: try to open /dev/null as directory

Initial Comment:

bash-2.05b# strace python 2>&1 | grep open | grep null
open("/dev/null", O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK|O_DIRECTORY) = -1
ENOTDIR (Not a directory) 

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Comment By: Georg Brandl (gbrandl)
Date: 2005-04-16 07:54

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I don't quite understand what you're trying to tell us here.

Are you just calling Python this way and observing the
system calls? Then, what system do you use? What version?
What kernel, etc.

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