[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)

Terry Reedy tjreedy at udel.edu
Thu Dec 2 18:34:27 CET 2010

On 12/2/2010 4:32 AM, Nick Coghlan wrote:

On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 5:05 PM, terry.reedy<python-checkins at python.org> wrote: (except I did not write most of the patch)

+ 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 existok 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."

Georg has already patched that paragraph. I will let him decide if any further change is needed.

Terry

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