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Author vstinner
Recipients astrand, vstinner
Date 2008-11-05.09:00:20
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You're right. getpwnam() and getpwuid() have to check errno. A 
different error should be raised, something like:
   RuntimeError("getpwnam(%s) failure: %s" % (name, strerror(errno)))

The grp should also be affected.
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2008-11-05 09:00:28vstinnersetrecipients: + vstinner, astrand
2008-11-05 09:00:28vstinnersetmessageid: <1225875628.12.0.240517882108.issue4261@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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