[issue3765] [patch] allow mmap take file offset as argument

2010-06-16 Thread Terry J. Reedy
Terry J. Reedy added the comment: This request is slightly confusing. The first sentence implies that you want offset to be a requirement (as opposed to being an option). That would not be acceptable. Later it seems that you want it added as an option (as opposed to not available). That seems

[issue3765] [patch] allow mmap take file offset as argument

2008-09-03 Thread Christopher Li
New submission from Christopher Li <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: The os.mmap function does not take file offset as requirement. As a result, if python want to mmap a piece of the file data at the very end of the file, it needs to mmap the every thing before that. Without offset argument, it is hard to wo