Index: dist/src/Lib/shutil.py
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Lib/shutil.py,v
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diff -c -r1.34 shutil.py
*** dist/src/Lib/shutil.py	31 Oct 2004 12:05:31 -0000	1.34
--- dist/src/Lib/shutil.py	1 Jan 2005 08:23:19 -0000
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      """
      names = os.listdir(src)
!     os.mkdir(dst)
      errors = []
      for name in names:
          srcname = os.path.join(src, name)
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      """
      names = os.listdir(src)
!     os.makedirs(dst)
!     copystat(src, dst)
      errors = []
      for name in names:
          srcname = os.path.join(src, name)
Index: dist/src/Doc/lib/libshutil.tex
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/lib/libshutil.tex,v
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diff -c -r1.15 libshutil.tex
*** dist/src/Doc/lib/libshutil.tex	14 Jul 2004 00:48:58 -0000	1.15
--- dist/src/Doc/lib/libshutil.tex	1 Jan 2005 08:23:19 -0000
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  \section{\module{shutil} ---
           High-level file operations}
  
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  \begin{funcdesc}{copytree}{src, dst\optional{, symlinks}}
    Recursively copy an entire directory tree rooted at \var{src}.  The
    destination directory, named by \var{dst}, must not already exist;
!   it will be created.  Individual files are copied using
!   \function{copy2()}.  If \var{symlinks} is true, symbolic links in
    the source tree are represented as symbolic links in the new tree;
    if false or omitted, the contents of the linked files are copied to
    the new tree.  If exception(s) occur, an Error is raised
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  \begin{funcdesc}{copytree}{src, dst\optional{, symlinks}}
    Recursively copy an entire directory tree rooted at \var{src}.  The
    destination directory, named by \var{dst}, must not already exist;
!   it will be created as well as missing parent directories.
!   Permissions and times of directories are copied with \function{copystat()},
!   individual files are copied using \function{copy2()}.  
!   If \var{symlinks} is true, symbolic links in
    the source tree are represented as symbolic links in the new tree;
    if false or omitted, the contents of the linked files are copied to
    the new tree.  If exception(s) occur, an Error is raised