Fix permissions error for /sys/class/gpio/export #32
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Note: This is targeting a new legacy Python 2.7 branch to keep track of any backported fixes from 2.x.x to 1.x.x. |
vitiral
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Nov 2, 2023
| FMODE = "w+" # w+ overwrites and truncates existing files | ||
| FMODE_SYS_WO = "w" # /sys/class/gpio/export is not readable, even by root | ||
| FMODE_SYS_RW = "w+" # w+ overwrites and truncates existing files | ||
| FMODE_BIN_RW = "wb+" # Using unbuffered binary IO is ~ 3x faster than text |
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That’s a good question - it’s a legacy thing that it never occurred to me to question. My assumption was something like a truncating write was needed to change the direction successfully, and I can’t recall if I tried anything different.
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Replaces first part of #26