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Author	georg.brandl
Recipients	MrJean1, OG7, georg.brandl, giampaolo.rodola, lucaspmelo, pitrou, rosslagerwall
Date	2011-01-02.14:42:42
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Message-id	<1293979367.07.0.434658807664.issue5870@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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Hmm, we don't like these open-for-eternity file descriptors; we had such a thing for os.urandom() but removed it (see #1177468). I'm okay with DEVNULL (or even just NULL) as a shorthand, but it should open (and close) the devnull device each time just as if a normal fd was given.

Hmm, we don't like these open-for-eternity file descriptors; we had such a thing for os.urandom() but removed it (see #1177468).

I'm okay with DEVNULL (or even just NULL) as a shorthand, but it should open (and close) the devnull device each time just as if a normal fd was given.

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Date	User	Action	Args
2011-01-02 14:42:47	georg.brandl	set	recipients: + georg.brandl, pitrou, giampaolo.rodola, OG7, MrJean1, lucaspmelo, rosslagerwall
2011-01-02 14:42:47	georg.brandl	set	messageid: <1293979367.07.0.434658807664.issue5870@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
2011-01-02 14:42:42	georg.brandl	link	issue5870 messages
2011-01-02 14:42:42	georg.brandl	create