[Python-Dev] Inherance of file descriptor and handles on Windows (PEP 446)

[Guido van Rossum]

P.S. perhaps more important than a PEP rewrite is a working patch to see
how realistic this is. Could you make the alpha 1 release?

On Saturday, July 27, 2013, Guido van Rossum wrote:

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> On Saturday, July 27, 2013, Victor Stinner wrote:
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>> 2013/7/27 Guido van Rossum <guido at python.org>:
>> > Do we even need a new PEP, or should we just do it? Or can we adapt
>> > Victor's PEP 446?
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>> I can rewrite the PEP 446 to:
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>> * make all file descriptors and handles non-inheritable
>> * remove the cloexec parameter
>> * remove everything about non-blocking sockets (O_NONBLOCK), it should
>> be discussed in a new PEP (it's no more related to O_CLOEXEC /
>> HANDLE_INHERIT_FLAG)
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> Sounds good.
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>> Should I rename os.set_cloexec(fd, cloexec) to os.set_inheritable(fd,
>> inheritable), and os.get_cloexec(fd) to os.get_inheritable(fd)?
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> Yes.
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>> Or do you prefer a simple os.make_inheritable(fd) with no inheritable
>> parameter? I prefer an explicit parameter, so it's also possible to
>> force again non-inheritable, which also makes sense if the file
>> descriptor was not created by Python.
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>
> Agreed.
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>>
>> Victor
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> --
> --Guido van Rossum (on iPad)
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