From: Georg Brandl <georg@python.org>
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 17:14:12 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Bug #1106572: clarify os.makedirs docs wrt umask
X-Git-Tag: v2.5a0~1008
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=c1d2f7b6ad3fbd456f3b3a09a493e14f8880bc6c;p=python

Bug #1106572: clarify os.makedirs docs wrt umask
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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libos.tex b/Doc/lib/libos.tex
index 50dad083d8..04acce613d 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libos.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libos.tex
@@ -875,7 +875,8 @@ Like \function{mkdir()},
 but makes all intermediate-level directories needed to contain the
 leaf directory.  Throws an \exception{error} exception if the leaf
 directory already exists or cannot be created.  The default \var{mode}
-is \code{0777} (octal).
+is \code{0777} (octal).  On some systems, \var{mode} is ignored.
+Where it is used, the current umask value is first masked out.
 \versionadded{1.5.2}
 \versionchanged[This function now handles UNC paths correctly]{2.3}
 \end{funcdesc}