saqib.ali...@gmail.com writes: > Thanks!! This was very helpful. It worked perfectly. > I had no clue about the intricacies of how python represents the group data > from the underlying OS. > > This page doesn't go into to detailed explanation like you did: > http://docs.python.org/2/library/grp.html >
That's mostly because it represents the group data almost exactly as the underlying OS, including using the same structure member names as defined in pwd.h. The unix-specific modules often assume the user is familiar with the underlying library calls and data structures, and is looking for a way to use them from python. > <snip> -- regards, kushal -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
