document the special features (eg: fdclose=False) of the standard streams

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Newbie friendliness
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Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
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Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation

Research direction

Start by reviewing Python's standard-stream documentation and the special behavior represented by the fdclose=False example. Identify the relevant standard-stream features that are not documented, then update the appropriate documentation so those behaviors and options are clearly described.

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3.10 3.8 (EOL) 3.9 (EOL) docs topic-IO
BPO 22673
Nosy @rbtcollins, @tjguk, @bitdancer, @4kir4, @vadmium, @zware, @eryksun, @zooba

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assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2014-10-19.19:00:58.005>
labels = ['type-bug', '3.8', '3.9', 'expert-IO', '3.10', 'docs']
title = 'document the special features (eg: fdclose=False) of the standard streams'
updated_at = <Date 2021-02-23.11:40:13.770>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/snaphat'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2021-02-23.11:40:13.770>
actor = 'eryksun'
assignee = 'docs@python'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Documentation', 'IO']
creation = <Date 2014-10-19.19:00:58.005>
creator = 'snaphat'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 22673
keywords = []
message_count = 8.0
messages = ['229690', '229694', '229699', '229701', '229703', '229707', '229708', '233093']
nosy_count = 11.0
nosy_names = ['rbcollins', 'tim.golden', 'Arfrever', 'r.david.murray', 'docs@python', 'akira', 'martin.panter', 'zach.ware', 'eryksun', 'steve.dower', 'snaphat']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'needs patch'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue22673'
versions = ['Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10']

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