IOError - list of all Errno numbers and their meanings?

Jeff McNeil jeff at jmcneil.net
Tue Sep 11 08:28:32 EDT 2007


The 'errno' number (at least on the *nix platforms I use) corresponds
to the 'errno' number set on system call failure.   POSIX.1 specifies
a set of standard errors.  AFAIK, the 'errno' module should contain
the mappings for your system.

On 9/11/07, Tim Couper <tim.couper at scivisum.co.uk> wrote:
> As you know, when an IOError is raised, you get a helpful:
>
> [Errno N] <useful descriptor of the error>
>
> Is there a list of all possible values of N which can be returned, and
> their meanings?
>
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