Message 146274 - Python tracker (original) (raw)
"The solution? Let's remember that metadata changes are atomic. Rename is such a case."
This is from a MSDN blog, I would hope he knows what he's talking about. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/adioltean/archive/2005/12/28/507866.aspx
(MoveFileEx appears in Windows XP, which is fine: in Python 3.3, "Windows 2000 and Windows platforms which set COMSPEC to command.com are no longer supported due to maintenance burden")