Issue 33971: os.mknod is subject to "umask"

Issue33971

Created on 2018-06-26 13:35 by james_r_c_stevens, last changed 2022-04-11 14:59 by admin.

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msg320490 - (view) Author: James Stevens (james_r_c_stevens) * Date: 2018-06-26 13:35
As per the underlying "libc" call, the node created with "mknod" is subjected to the user's current umask setting.

This is not made clear in the Python documentation, but the "libc" documentation makes this clear (see attached).
msg341628 - (view) Author: anthony shaw (anthonypjshaw) * (Python triager) Date: 2019-05-06 19:50
NB: This issue would be good for PyCon sprints
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2022-04-11 14:59:02adminsetgithub: 78152
2019-05-06 19:50:59anthonypjshawsetassignee: docs@python -> Mariatta

nosy: + Mariatta

2019-05-06 19:50:38anthonypjshawsetnosy: + anthonypjshaw
messages: + msg341628
2018-06-26 13:35:56james_r_c_stevenscreate