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Doc: Update references and examples of old, unsupported OSes and uarches #92791

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Doc: Update/elide mentions of EoL OSes that Python no longer supports
CAM-Gerlach May 13, 2022
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Doc: Update several old explainations/examples for modern 64-bit arches
CAM-Gerlach May 13, 2022
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Doc: Add note to FAQ about copying file ADS/forks & metadata
CAM-Gerlach May 16, 2022
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Doc: Further clarity integer/byte order details in socket howto
CAM-Gerlach May 16, 2022
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Doc: Add note to FAQ about copying file ADS/forks & metadata
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The :mod:`shutil` module contains a :func:`~shutil.copyfile` function.
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Note that on Windows NTFS volumes, it does not copy
`alternate data streams
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTFS#Alternate_data_stream_(ADS)>`_
nor `resource forks <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resource_fork>`__
on macOS HFS+ volumes, though both are now rarely used.
It also doesn't copy file permissions and metadata, though using
:func:`shutil.copy2` instead will preserve most (though not all) of it.


How do I read (or write) binary data?
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