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diff --git a/Doc/library/msvcrt.rst b/Doc/library/msvcrt.rst index 889a0c5eb1..9d23720e32 100644 --- a/Doc/library/msvcrt.rst +++ b/Doc/library/msvcrt.rst @@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ api. The normal API deals only with ASCII characters and is of limited use for internationalized applications. The wide char API should be used where ever possible +.. versionchanged:: 3.3 + Operations in this module now raise :exc:`OSError` where :exc:`IOError` + was raised. + + .. _msvcrt-files: File Operations @@ -29,7 +34,7 @@ File Operations .. function:: locking(fd, mode, nbytes) Lock part of a file based on file descriptor *fd* from the C runtime. Raises - :exc:`IOError` on failure. The locked region of the file extends from the + :exc:`OSError` on failure. The locked region of the file extends from the current file position for *nbytes* bytes, and may continue beyond the end of the file. *mode* must be one of the :const:`LK_\*` constants listed below. Multiple regions in a file may be locked at the same time, but may not overlap. Adjacent @@ -41,13 +46,13 @@ File Operations Locks the specified bytes. If the bytes cannot be locked, the program immediately tries again after 1 second. If, after 10 attempts, the bytes cannot - be locked, :exc:`IOError` is raised. + be locked, :exc:`OSError` is raised. .. data:: LK_NBLCK LK_NBRLCK - Locks the specified bytes. If the bytes cannot be locked, :exc:`IOError` is + Locks the specified bytes. If the bytes cannot be locked, :exc:`OSError` is raised. @@ -73,7 +78,7 @@ File Operations .. function:: get_osfhandle(fd) - Return the file handle for the file descriptor *fd*. Raises :exc:`IOError` if + Return the file handle for the file descriptor *fd*. Raises :exc:`OSError` if *fd* is not recognized. @@ -144,4 +149,4 @@ Other Functions .. function:: heapmin() Force the :c:func:`malloc` heap to clean itself up and return unused blocks to - the operating system. On failure, this raises :exc:`IOError`. + the operating system. On failure, this raises :exc:`OSError`. |