POSIX capabilities support

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Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
15/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
operating-systems

Research direction

Start by reviewing the existing python/cpython#15815 pull request and the historical patch files patch-svn.diff, patch-svn-doc.diff, patch-20080620-1232.diff, and patch-20080620-1314.diff. Determine the current requirements for POSIX capabilities support in CPython's Extension Modules component; done means the feature and its documentation are brought to a review-ready state.

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Description

extension-modules type-feature
BPO 1615158
Nosy @loewis, @birkenfeld, @pitrou, @giampaolo, @nanjekyejoannah
PRs
  • python/cpython#15815
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    Files
  • patch-svn.diff: POSIX capabilities patch
  • patch-svn-doc.diff: POSIX capabilities documentation patch
  • patch-20080620-1232.diff: POSIX capabilities patch III
  • patch-20080620-1314.diff: POSIX capabilities patch IV
    		•

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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2006-12-13.18:10:43.000>
labels = ['extension-modules', 'type-feature']
title = 'POSIX capabilities support'
updated_at = <Date 2019-09-09.20:46:04.768>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/gj0aqzda'

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2019-09-09.20:46:04.768>
actor = 'nanjekyejoannah'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Extension Modules']
creation = <Date 2006-12-13.18:10:43.000>
creator = 'gj0aqzda'
dependencies = []
files = ['7652', '7653', '10671', '10672']
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 1615158
keywords = ['patch', 'needs review']
message_count = 22.0
messages = ['51513', '51514', '51515', '51516', '51517', '51518', '51519', '51520', '51521', '68452', '68454', '68477', '89339', '110511', '136008', '136031', '136051', '136066', '136067', '136094', '136097', '136127']
nosy_count = 11.0
nosy_names = ['loewis', 'nnorwitz', 'georg.brandl', 'pitrou', 'giampaolo.rodola', 'gj0aqzda', 'Arfrever', 'neologix', 'rosslagerwall', 'Christian H', 'nanjekyejoannah']
pr_nums = ['15815']
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'patch review'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue1615158'
versions = ['Python 3.5']

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