Package portage :: Package util :: Module _pty

Module _pty

Functions

tuple

_create_pty_or_pipe(copy_term_size=None)
Try to create a pty and if then fails then create a normal pipe instead.

source code

Variables

_disable_openpty = False

_fbsd_test_pty = False

__package__ = 'portage.util'

Imports: platform, pty, termios, os, get_term_size, set_term_size, writemsg

Function Details

Try to create a pty and if then fails then create a normal pipe instead.

Parameters:

copy_term_size (int) - If a tty file descriptor is given then the term size will be copied to the pty.

Returns: tuple

A tuple of (is_pty, master_fd, slave_fd) where is_pty is True if a pty was successfully allocated, and False if a normal pipe was allocated.