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Subject: Re: Python linuxfs Modules
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Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> writes:
> 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.

Nice.  There were a few things like this that were missing for years.  I
was going to suggest adding them to your modules, but it looks like
they've finally made it to the Python world elsewhere.