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GeezerVison is showing github.com — gh-95498: Document open() behavior with file descriptors by raihanshiras · Pull Request #159324 · python/cpython

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@raihanshiras raihanshiras commented Oct 13, 2026

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GH-95498

Document the behavior of open() when passed an existing file descriptor.

When an existing file descriptor is passed to open(), its underlying access mode is not changed. The caller is responsible for ensuring that the file descriptor is compatible with the requested mode.

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pythongh-95498: Document open() behavior with file descriptors
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Document that the built-in open() when called with a file descriptor ignores "mode" argument #95498
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picnixz marked this pull request as draft October 14, 2026 21:45
@bedevere-app bedevere-app Bot removed the awaiting review label Oct 14, 2026
@picnixz picnixz added the pending The issue will be closed if no feedback is provided label Oct 14, 2026
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@raihanshiras raihanshiras mentioned this pull request Nov 2, 2026
gh-95498: Document open() behavior with file descriptors #161193
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