From: Forest <forestix@nom.one>
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 23:04:38 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: imaplib: comment on use of unbuffered pipes
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imaplib: comment on use of unbuffered pipes
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diff --git a/Lib/imaplib.py b/Lib/imaplib.py
index 3f5f3afdda8f..b006a74a8190 100644
--- a/Lib/imaplib.py
+++ b/Lib/imaplib.py
@@ -1703,7 +1703,7 @@ class IMAP4_stream(IMAP4):
         self.sock = None
         self.file = None
         self.process = subprocess.Popen(self.command,
-            bufsize=0,
+            bufsize=0,  # Unbuffered stdin/stdout, for select() compatibility
             stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
             shell=True, close_fds=True)
         self.writefile = self.process.stdin