[issue32443] Add Linux's signalfd() to the signal module

Antoine Pitrou report at bugs.python.org
Sat Dec 30 07:04:03 EST 2017


Antoine Pitrou <pitrou at free.fr> added the comment:

> Regardless, it'd be nice to have it available in the stdlib so it could be used if deemed useful.

Agreed.

> Signals are process global state, no thread compatible library can rightfully take ownership of a one.

But then is the signalfd() idea for subprocess doomed as well?

----------

_______________________________________
Python tracker <report at bugs.python.org>
<https://bugs.python.org/issue32443>
_______________________________________


More information about the Python-bugs-list mailing list