Add NEWS entry as per RDM's suggestion (the bug was actually present
[python.git] / Lib / test / tf_inherit_check.py
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1 # Helper script for test_tempfile.py. argv[2] is the number of a file
2 # descriptor which should _not_ be open. Check this by attempting to
3 # write to it -- if we succeed, something is wrong.
5 import sys
6 import os
8 verbose = (sys.argv[1] == 'v')
9 try:
10 fd = int(sys.argv[2])
12 try:
13 os.write(fd, "blat")
14 except os.error:
15 # Success -- could not write to fd.
16 sys.exit(0)
17 else:
18 if verbose:
19 sys.stderr.write("fd %d is open in child" % fd)
20 sys.exit(1)
22 except StandardError:
23 if verbose:
24 raise
25 sys.exit(1)