Built-in Module posix

This module provides access to operating system functionality that is standardized by the C Standard and the POSIX standard (a thinly diguised Unix<#2180#><#2180#> interface). It is available in all Python versions except on the Macintosh; the MS-DOS version does not support certain functions. The descriptions below are very terse; refer to the corresponding Unix<#2181#><#2181#> manual entry for more information.

Errors are reported as exceptions; the usual exceptions are given for type errors, while errors reported by the system calls raise posix.error, described below.

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