Use ftruncate instead of write('\x00'*size)

schmichael · Sep 21, 2011 · bb604a6 · bb604a6
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commit bb604a6
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diff --git a/mmstats.py b/mmstats.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def _init_mmap(path=None, filename=None, size=PAGESIZE):
         size = PAGESIZE
 
     # Zero out the file
-    os.write(fd, '\x00' * size)
+    os.ftruncate(fd, size)
 
     m = mmap.mmap(fd, size, mmap.MAP_SHARED, mmap.PROT_WRITE)
     return (full_path, size, m)