[Python-Dev] Ext4 data loss

Scott Dial scott+python-dev at scottdial.com
Wed Mar 11 16:38:26 CET 2009


Aahz wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 11, 2009, Antoine Pitrou wrote:
>> After Hrvoje's message, let me rephrase my suggestion. Let's instead allow:
>>    open(..., sync_on="close")
>>    open(..., sync_on="flush")
>>
>> with a default of None meaning no implicit syncs.
> 
> That looks good, though I'd prefer using named constants rather than
> strings.

I would agree, but where do you put them? Since open is a built-in,
where would you suggest placing such constants (assuming we don't want
to pollute the built-in namespace)?

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