John> And, even if they were, the note is *still* wrong and misleading:
John> fcntl is available on Windows, and os.open's flags won't be.
Does this read better?
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better.
\begin{seealso}
! \seemodule{os}{The \function{os.open()} function supports locking flags
! and is available on a wider variety of platforms than
! the \function{lockf()} and \function{flock()}
! functions, providing a more platform-independent file
! locking facility.}
\end{seealso}
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better.
\begin{seealso}
! \seemodule{os}{If the \module{os} module supports the \var{O_SHLOCK}
! and \var{O_EXLOCK} locking flags, the \function{os.open()} function
! provides an alternative to the \function{lockf()} and
! \function{flock()} functions.}
\end{seealso}
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