glibc 0.4

Pure-Python bindings to glibc (based on ctypes)

Features

• Free software: LGPLv3 license

• Supports close(2), dup(2), dup2(2), dup3(2), epoll_create(2), epoll_create1(2), epoll_ctl(2), epoll_ctl(2), epoll_pwait(2), epoll_wait(2), pipe(2), pipe2(2), sigaddset(3), sigdelset(3), sigemptyset(3), sigfillset(3), sigismember(3), signalfd(2), sigprocmask(2) and all the associated data types and constants.

• Supported on python 2.7+ and python 3.2+ and pypy

• All other useful glibc features are in scope (patches welcome!)

• from glibc import ... – direct access to glibc functions and types via lazy imports, fast startup, low memory overhead, efficient calls to glibc

• Declarative code, easy to verify for correctness, easy to add more types, functions and constants.

• Translates error codes according to documentation (manual pages) of each supported function. Raises OSError with appropriate values and a customized, easy-to-understand error message.

0.4 (2014-10-21)

• Started tracking changes relevant to other people.

• First release with tests for constants and type sizes.

• Fixed issues with struct epoll_event (size mismatch).

• Added functions: close(2).

• Added constants: FD_SETSIZE, EPOLLRDNORM, EPOLLRDBAND, EPOLLWRNORM, EPOLLWRBAND, EPOLLMSG.

• Improved bundled demos (not part of release)