On 2018-12-27, Daniel Ojalvo via Python-list <python-list@python.org> wrote:
>>>> open("this_is_a_pipe") ><blocks> Opening a tty device can also block[1]. However, if somebody is using the open() builtin on tty devices that's probably the least of their problems. [1] Technically, opening any character-mode device could block -- serial ports are the only "common" example I can think of. -- Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! How many retured at bricklayers from FLORIDA gmail.com are out purchasing PENCIL SHARPENERS right NOW?? -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list