[issue9579] In 3.x, os.confstr() returns garbage if value is longer than 255 bytes

[David Watson]

David Watson <baikie at users.sourceforge.net> added the comment:

I don't see why confstr() values shouldn't change.  sysconf() values can change between calls, IIRC.  Implementations can also define their own confstr variables - they don't have to stick to the POSIX stuff.

And using a loop means the confstr() call only appears once in the source, which is more elegant, right? :)

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