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Title: GH-81881: Raise `SpecialFileError` for sockets and devices in `shutil.copyfile` by savannahostrowski · Pull Request #142693 · python/cpython · GitHub

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Description: The original issue just mentions sockets, but while documenting this I found it very confusing and inconsistent that device files didn't get the same treatment, so I figured I'd fix them all in one go. Issue: gh-81881 📚 Documentation preview 📚: https://cpython-previews--142693.org.readthedocs.build/

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582968a Make socket and devices return SpecialFileError savannahostrowski Dec 14, 2025 https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/142693/commits/582968a5e8e8cd9a2957cf53afbf786139cfb585
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