buffer 1024 bytes long which is then passed to :func:`ioctl` and copied back
into the supplied buffer.
- If the :c:func:`ioctl` fails, an :exc:`IOError` exception is raised.
+ If the :c:func:`ioctl` fails, an :exc:`OSError` exception is raised.
An example::
:manpage:`flock(2)` for details. (On some systems, this function is emulated
using :c:func:`fcntl`.)
- If the :c:func:`flock` fails, an :exc:`IOError` exception is raised.
+ If the :c:func:`flock` fails, an :exc:`OSError` exception is raised.
.. function:: lockf(fd, cmd, len=0, start=0, whence=0)
When operation is LOCK_SH or LOCK_EX, it can also be bitwise ORed with
LOCK_NB to avoid blocking on lock acquisition. If LOCK_NB is used and the
-lock cannot be acquired, an IOError will be raised and the exception will
+lock cannot be acquired, an OSError will be raised and the exception will
have an errno attribute set to EACCES or EAGAIN (depending on the operating
system -- for portability, check for either value).