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Doc: Update/elide mentions of EoL OSes that Python no longer supports
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Doc: Add note to FAQ about copying file ADS/forks & metadata
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Doc: Update/elide mentions of EoL OSes that Python no longer supports
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5 changes: 2 additions & 3 deletions Doc/c-api/init_config.rst
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* ``"utf-8"`` if :c:member:`PyPreConfig.utf8_mode` is non-zero.
* ``"ascii"`` if Python detects that ``nl_langinfo(CODESET)`` announces
the ASCII encoding (or Roman8 encoding on HP-UX), whereas the
``mbstowcs()`` function decodes from a different encoding (usually
Latin1).
the ASCII encoding, whereas the ``mbstowcs()`` function
decodes from a different encoding (usually Latin1).
* ``"utf-8"`` if ``nl_langinfo(CODESET)`` returns an empty string.
* Otherwise, use the :term:`locale encoding`:
``nl_langinfo(CODESET)`` result.
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3 changes: 1 addition & 2 deletions Doc/faq/library.rst
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How do I copy a file?
---------------------

The :mod:`shutil` module contains a :func:`~shutil.copyfile` function. Note
that on MacOS 9 it doesn't copy the resource fork and Finder info.
The :mod:`shutil` module contains a :func:`~shutil.copyfile` function.
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How do I read (or write) binary data?
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion Doc/library/mmap.rst
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To ensure validity of the created memory mapping the file specified
by the descriptor *fileno* is internally automatically synchronized
with physical backing store on macOS and OpenVMS.
with the physical backing store on macOS.

This example shows a simple way of using :class:`~mmap.mmap`::

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion Doc/library/posix.rst
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.. sectionauthor:: Steve Clift <clift@mail.anacapa.net>

Several operating systems (including AIX, HP-UX and Solaris) provide
Several operating systems (including AIX and Solaris) provide
support for files that are larger than 2 GiB from a C programming model where
:c:type:`int` and :c:type:`long` are 32-bit values. This is typically accomplished
by defining the relevant size and offset types as 64-bit values. Such files are
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