Add open_file_descriptor parameter to fcntl.lockf() (use the new F_OFD_SETLK flag)

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#66,563 opened on Sep 8, 2014 36 comments 0 reactions 2 assignees View on GitHub

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3.13 stdlib type-feature

BPO	22367
Nosy	@pitrou, @vstinner, @ned-deily, @ambv, @serhiy-storchaka, @hvenev, @aixtools, @corona10, @miss-islington, @iforapsy
PRs	python/cpython#17010 python/cpython#17084 python/cpython#17085 python/cpython#17099 python/cpython#17154 python/cpython#17252 python/cpython#17253
Files	0001-fcntl-support-F_OFD_.patch 0002-fcntl-Support-Linux-open-file-descriptor-locks.patch

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assignee = 'https://github.com/corona10'
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2014-09-08.20:18:49.508>
labels = ['type-feature', 'library', '3.9']
title = 'Add open_file_descriptor parameter to fcntl.lockf() (use the new F_OFD_SETLK flag)'
updated_at = <Date 2019-12-07.20:10:28.686>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/AndrewLutomirski'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2019-12-07.20:10:28.686>
actor = 'ned.deily'
assignee = 'corona10'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2014-09-08.20:18:49.508>
creator = 'Andrew.Lutomirski'
dependencies = []
files = ['42085', '42093']
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 22367
keywords = ['patch']
message_count = 34.0
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nosy_count = 11.0
nosy_names = ['pitrou', 'vstinner', 'ned.deily', 'lukasz.langa', 'serhiy.storchaka', 'Andrew.Lutomirski', 'h.venev', 'Michael.Felt', 'corona10', 'miss-islington', 'iforapsy']
pr_nums = ['17010', '17084', '17085', '17099', '17154', '17252', '17253']
priority = None
resolution = None
stage = 'patch review'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue22367'
versions = ['Python 3.9']

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