gh-144881: Send permission error message to stderr

johnslavik · johnslavik · commit 30b8aa5fc12b · 2026-04-13T23:30:08.000+02:00
diff --git a/Lib/asyncio/tools.py b/Lib/asyncio/tools.py
@@ -231,7 +231,8 @@ def exit_with_permission_help_text():
     print(
         "Error: The specified process cannot be attached to due to insufficient permissions.\n"
         "See the Python documentation for details on required privileges and troubleshooting:\n"
-        "https://docs.python.org/3.14/howto/remote_debugging.html#permission-requirements\n"
+        "https://docs.python.org/3.14/howto/remote_debugging.html#permission-requirements\n",
+        file=sys.stderr,
     )
     sys.exit(1)
 

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -231,7 +231,8 @@ def exit_with_permission_help_text():`
`231`	`231`	`print(`
`232`	`232`	`"Error: The specified process cannot be attached to due to insufficient permissions.\n"`
`233`	`233`	`"See the Python documentation for details on required privileges and troubleshooting:\n"`
`234`		`- "https://docs.python.org/3.14/howto/remote_debugging.html#permission-requirements\n"`
	`234`	`+ "https://docs.python.org/3.14/howto/remote_debugging.html#permission-requirements\n",`
	`235`	`+ file=sys.stderr,`
`235`	`236`	`)`
`236`	`237`	`sys.exit(1)`
`237`	`238`