Non-exhaustive file reads

[Paul Rubin]

Fredrik Tolf <fredrik at dolda2000.com> writes:
> mode, but nowhere can I find any information about how to enable
> non-blocking mode in Python.
> 
> Can anyone provide me with any information on how to accomplish this?

In Linux you'd use fcntl.  Some other discussion can be found on the
web:

    http://www.google.com/search?q=python+non-blocking+mode