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r67326 | benjamin.peterson | 2008-11-22 02:59:15 +0100 (Sat, 22 Nov 2008) | 1 line
backport r67325: make FileIO.mode always contain 'b'
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r67498 | raymond.hettinger | 2008-12-03 16:42:10 +0100 (Wed, 03 Dec 2008) | 1 line
Backport r67478
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r67531 | georg.brandl | 2008-12-04 19:54:05 +0100 (Thu, 04 Dec 2008) | 2 lines
Add reference to enumerate() to indices example.
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r67532 | georg.brandl | 2008-12-04 19:59:16 +0100 (Thu, 04 Dec 2008) | 2 lines
Add another heapq example.
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r67538 | georg.brandl | 2008-12-04 22:28:16 +0100 (Thu, 04 Dec 2008) | 2 lines
Clarification to avoid confusing output with file descriptors.
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r67553 | georg.brandl | 2008-12-05 08:49:49 +0100 (Fri, 05 Dec 2008) | 2 lines
#4408: document regex.groups.
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r67554 | georg.brandl | 2008-12-05 08:52:26 +0100 (Fri, 05 Dec 2008) | 2 lines
#4409: fix asterisks looking like footnotes.
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r67556 | georg.brandl | 2008-12-05 09:02:17 +0100 (Fri, 05 Dec 2008) | 2 lines
#4441: improve doc for os.open() flags.
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r67557 | georg.brandl | 2008-12-05 09:06:57 +0100 (Fri, 05 Dec 2008) | 2 lines
Add an index entry for "subclassing immutable types".
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diff --git a/Doc/library/os.rst b/Doc/library/os.rst
index 1cb450b..6136e41 100644
--- a/Doc/library/os.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/os.rst
@@ -681,10 +681,11 @@
:func:`fdopen`, or :data:`sys.stdout` or :data:`sys.stderr`, use its :meth:`write`
method.
-The following data items are available for use in constructing the *flags*
-parameter to the :func:`open` function. Some items will not be available on all
-platforms. For descriptions of their availability and use, consult
-:manpage:`open(2)`.
+The following constants are options for the *flags* parameter to the
+:func:`open` function. They can be combined using the bitwise OR operator
+``|``. Some of them are not available on all platforms. For descriptions of
+their availability and use, consult the :manpage:`open(2)` manual page or the
+respective documentation for your operating system.
.. data:: O_RDONLY
@@ -695,8 +696,7 @@
O_EXCL
O_TRUNC
- Options for the *flag* argument to the :func:`open` function. These can be
- combined using the bitwise OR operator ``|``. Availability: Unix, Windows.
+ These constants are available on Unix and Windows.
.. data:: O_DSYNC
@@ -708,8 +708,7 @@
O_SHLOCK
O_EXLOCK
- More options for the *flag* argument to the :func:`open` function. Availability:
- Unix.
+ These constants are only available on Unix.
.. data:: O_BINARY
@@ -720,8 +719,7 @@
O_SEQUENTIAL
O_TEXT
- Options for the *flag* argument to the :func:`open` function. These can be
- combined using the bitwise OR operator ``|``. Availability: Windows.
+ These constants are only available on Windows.
.. data:: O_ASYNC
@@ -730,8 +728,8 @@
O_NOFOLLOW
O_NOATIME
- Options for the *flag* argument to the :func:`open` function. These are
- GNU extensions and not present if they are not defined by the C library.
+ These constants are GNU extensions and not present if they are not defined by
+ the C library.
.. data:: SEEK_SET