Issues

• test_multiprocessing_spawn leaked a temporary file (tmpx_v21ney) on FreeBSD 16

  OS-freebsdteststopic-multiprocessing
  python/cpython#158933 · Filter by author vstinner opened on Oct 6, 2026
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• test_codecs: IconvTest.test_encode_shift_state_flush() does crash on FreeBSD15

  OS-freebsdteststopic-unicode
  python/cpython#158888 · Filter by author vstinner opened on Oct 6, 2026
  1

• os.sendfile leaks header buffer exports on validation errors

  extension-modulesOS-freebsdOS-mactype-bug
  python/cpython#156287 · Filter by author KowalskiThomas opened on Aug 23, 2026

• Locale-encoded text is corrupted on FreeBSD, NetBSD, DragonFly BSD and macOS in non-UTF-8 locales

  interpreter-coreOS-freebsdOS-macOS-netbsdtopic-unicodetype-bug
  python/cpython#154682 · Filter by author serhiy-storchaka opened on Jul 25, 2026

• 3.15.0b2 test_shutil failure on FreeBSD in a "poudriere jail" mounted atop ZFS file system

  OS-freebsdteststype-bug
  python/cpython#150984 · Filter by author mandree opened on Jun 5, 2026
  2

• 3.15.0b2 make test failures on FreeBSD's tmpfs: test.test_os.test_posix test_tempfile

  OS-freebsdteststype-bug
  python/cpython#150982 · Filter by author mandree opened on Jun 5, 2026
  1

• test_os fails on FreeBSD 15 with zfs filesystem

  OS-freebsdteststype-bug
  python/cpython#148841 · Filter by author neek78 opened on Apr 21, 2026

• Support getrandom syscall on FreeBSD

  extension-modulesOS-freebsdtype-feature
  python/cpython#144130 · Filter by author dankm opened on Jan 22, 2026

• python3: Enable FreeBSD cross build

  OS-freebsd
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  python/cpython#124424·Mic92 opened Sep 24, 2024 · Updated Sep 1, 2026·Draft
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• [asyncio][FreeBSD] _UnixWritePipeTransport.write() may raise BrokenPipeError on FreeBSD

  3.123.13OS-freebsdstdlibtopic-asynciotype-bug
  python/cpython#109757 · Filter by author sorcio opened on Sep 22, 2023
  5

• gh-57187: add xattr support for FreeBSD and macOS

  awaiting reviewextension-modulesOS-freebsdstale
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  python/cpython#103994·sorcio opened Apr 29, 2023 · Updated Apr 12, 2026·Draft
  1

• multiprocessing: add SharedMemory.rename() -- shm_rename() FreeBSD support

  extension-modulesOS-freebsdtopic-multiprocessingtype-feature
  python/cpython#90556 · Filter by author devnexen opened on Jan 16, 2022
  1

• fcntl module update supports FreeBSD F_KINFO flag

  extension-modulesOS-freebsd
  python/cpython#90179 · Filter by author devnexen opened on Dec 9, 2021
  10

• gh-90179: fcntl module update supporting FreeBSD's F_KINFO proposal.

  awaiting changesOS-freebsd
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  python/cpython#30000·devnexen opened Dec 9, 2021 · Updated Aug 12, 2026
  6

• uuid module build fix on FreeBSD proposal

  3.113.123.13buildOS-freebsd
  python/cpython#85077 · Filter by author devnexen opened on Jun 7, 2020
  6

• gh-85077: uuid module build fix on FreeBSD proposal.

  awaiting reviewOS-freebsd
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  python/cpython#20693·devnexen opened Jun 7, 2020 · Updated Aug 14, 2026
  2

• build failure when enabling dtrace on FreeBSD

  3.7 (EOL)3.8 (EOL)3.9 (EOL)3.10 (EOL)buildOS-freebsd
  python/cpython#73263 · Filter by author swills opened on Dec 26, 2016
  5

• XATTR_SIZE_MAX and XATTR_LIST_MAX undefined on kfreebsd/debian with eglibc

  extension-modulesOS-freebsd
  python/cpython#57878 · Filter by author zbysz opened on Dec 28, 2011
  10

• Figure out extended attributes on BSDs

  extension-modulesOS-freebsdOS-mactype-feature
  python/cpython#57187 · Filter by author benjaminp opened on Sep 14, 2011
  15