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Re: Python linuxfs Modules

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On 3/17/2026 2:33 AM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
> python_linuxfs <https://gitlab.com/ldo/python_linuxfs> is a set of
> Python modules providing higher-level wrappers around various
> Linux-specific system APIs. Some of these already have support in the
> “os” module in the standard Python library, but most don’t. Even for
> the ones that do, I think my wrappers are nicer to use, because they
> avoid the requirement for working with bitmasks and use sets of
> symbolic bit enums instead (with easy conversions between both forms).
> 
> The package is split into five modules:
> 
>    * linuxfs -- file/directory functions and common utilities used by
>      other modules
>    * linuxacl -- access-control-list functions
>    * linuxmount -- enhanced Linux mount API
>    * linuxpriv -- privilege control, i.e. the Linux landlock API
>    * linuxproc -- process control: prctl (selected), pidfd,
>      signalfd and signal mask sets, namespaces



This looks like outstanding programming.

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Python linuxfs Modules Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-17 06:33 +0000
  Re: Python linuxfs Modules Oguz Kaan Ocal <oguzkaanocal3169@hotmail.com> - 2026-03-17 14:30 +0300
    Re: Python linuxfs Modules Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-17 21:26 +0000
      Re: Python linuxfs Modules Oguz Kaan Ocal <oguzkaanocal3169@hotmail.com> - 2026-03-22 14:14 +0300
  Re: Python linuxfs Modules Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2026-03-17 23:28 -0700
    Re: Python linuxfs Modules Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-18 08:04 +0000
      Re: Python linuxfs Modules Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-21 23:10 +0000
  Re: Python linuxfs Modules DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2026-04-08 12:26 -0400

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