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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.

Got any users or feedback?