directio 1.0

A Python interface to open/read/write on a direct I/O context.

Latest Version: 1.2

This is an interface to open(), read(), write() and close() on a direct I/O context (O_DIRECT flag) from the Python programming language.

These system calls are Linux system calls to * open a file with the O_DIRECT flag, and close it. * read or write from the file ignores the buffer cache.

The O_DIRECT flag introduced in SGI IRIX, where it has alignment restrictions similar to those of Linux 2.4. FreeBSD 4.x introduced a flag of the same name, but without alignment restrictions. Support was added under Linux in kernel version 2.4.10. Older Linux kernels simply ignore this flag.

• Author: Omar Ait Mous
• License: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt
• Platform: Linux
• Categories
  • Development Status :: 3 - Alpha
  • Intended Audience :: Developers
  • License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License (GPL)
  • Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux
  • Programming Language :: Python
  • Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules
• Package Index Owner: oaitmous, jpetazzo
• DOAP record: directio-1.0.xml