| Fred Drake | 9ade7e0 | 1999-05-11 13:45:37 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | \chapter{Generic Operating System Services \label{allos}} |
| Guido van Rossum | ecde781 | 1995-03-28 13:35:14 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 2 | |
| 3 | The modules described in this chapter provide interfaces to operating |
| 4 | system features that are available on (almost) all operating systems, |
| Thomas Wouters | f831663 | 2000-07-16 19:01:10 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 5 | such as files and a clock. The interfaces are generally modeled |
| Fred Drake | 9ade7e0 | 1999-05-11 13:45:37 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 6 | after the \UNIX{} or C interfaces, but they are available on most |
| Fred Drake | 1f3ab1c | 1998-02-18 15:22:08 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 7 | other systems as well. Here's an overview: |
| Guido van Rossum | ecde781 | 1995-03-28 13:35:14 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 8 | |
| Fred Drake | b91e934 | 1998-07-23 17:59:49 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 9 | \localmoduletable |