martin v löwis qpnyslvloewisde fact good reason mkstemp return fd except backward compatibility except backwards compatibility good reason keep osmkstemp tradition apis os expose system calls asis ie dont try adjust result values advantage caller use systems man page find details trust python wrapper exactly mkstemp two special issues c api modifies string parameter exposed python asis hence two result values isnt system call least posix doesnt really need exposed except perhaps also provide nonposix systems regular posix implementation python would fail regards martin _______________________________________________ pythondev mailing list zvlllneumpythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopythondev unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspythondevpythondev40tangomucom fri 08 aug 2008 051820 0200 pythondev warn mktemp