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On 3/14/2012 12:02 PM, Grant Edwards wrote:

> It seems like an excellent thing to add to the "os" module.

If 'prctl' is a standard POSIX system call, then it should be a 
candidate for inclusion in the os module if someone opens a tracker 
enhancement issue and presents an argument in favor.

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy