Source: python-prctl Section: python Priority: extra Maintainer: Dennis Kaarsemaker Uploaders: Andrew Pollock Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7.0.50~), python-support (>= 0.6.4), python-all-dev (>= 2.5), libcap-dev (>=2), python-sphinx (>= 0.6) Standards-Version: 3.8.4 XS-Python-Version: >= 2.5 Vcs-Git: http://github.com/seveas/python-prctl Package: python-prctl Architecture: any Depends: ${python:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends} Description: Python interface to the prctl() syscall The Linux prctl() function allows you to control specific characteristics of a process' behaviour. Usage of the function is fairly messy though, due to limitations in C and Linux. This module provides a nice non-messy Python(ic) interface.