[Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] r86930 - in python/branches/py3k: Doc/library/os.rst Lib/os.py Lib/test/test_os.py Misc/ACKS Misc/NEWS (original) (raw)

Nick Coghlan ncoghlan at gmail.com
Thu Dec 2 10:32:19 CET 2010

On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 5:05 PM, terry.reedy <python-checkins at python.org> wrote:

+ If +   the target directory with the same mode as we specified already exists, +   raises an :exc:OSError exception if existok is False, otherwise no +   exception is raised.  If the directory cannot be created in other cases, +   raises an :exc:OSError exception.

I would suggest being explicit here that "directory exists, but has a mode other than the one requested" always triggers an exception. Perhaps something like the following:

"Raises an :exc:OSError exception if the target directory already exists, unless exist_ok is True and the existing directory has the same mode as is specified in the current call. Also raises an :exc:OSError exception if the directory cannot be created for any other reason."

Cheers, Nick.

-- Nick Coghlan   |   ncoghlan at gmail.com   |   Brisbane, Australia

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