[Python-Dev] Ext4 data loss

[Aahz]

On Wed, Mar 11, 2009, Scott Dial wrote:
> 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)?

The os module, of course, like the existing O_* constants.
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