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Created on 2012-06-30 19:55 by dewin, last changed 2022-04-11 14:57 by admin. This issue is now closed.
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| issue15228-utime-touch-doc.patch | bbrazil, 2012-07-07 16:17 | review | ||
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| msg164422 - (view) | Author: Daniel Grace (dewin) | Date: 2012-06-30 19:55 | |
The documentation for os.utime() at http://docs.python.org/py3k/library/os.html#os.utime states: "Set the access and modified times of the file specified by path. [...] The effect is similar to running the Unix program touch on the path.)" Unlike 'touch', os.utime() will not create an empty file if called on a file that does not exist. IMO the current behavior is correct, but the comparison of os.utime() to touch implies that it would create empty files. I suggest clarifying the documentation to emphasize that os.utime() will not create new files and raises OSError in the event that the file does not exist. |
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| msg164904 - (view) | Author: Brian Brazil (bbrazil) * | Date: 2012-07-07 16:17 | |
Here's a patch that should clarify this. |
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| msg165457 - (view) | Author: Larry Hastings (larry) *  |
Date: 2012-07-14 17:14 | |
I don't think this needs clarifying. If you think the reference to "touch" currently only muddles the issue, let's remove it entirely. |
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| msg199101 - (view) | Author: Roundup Robot (python-dev)  |
Date: 2013-10-06 16:57 | |
New changeset 62321359c35b by Georg Brandl in branch '3.3': Closes #15228: remove reference to Unix "touch"; it is confusing since the path needs to exist for os.utime() to succeed http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/62321359c35b |
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| 2022-04-11 14:57:32 | admin | set | github: 59433 |
| 2013-10-06 16:57:21 | python-dev | set | status: open -> closed nosy: + python-dev messages: + msg199101 resolution: fixed stage: resolved |
| 2012-07-14 17:14:33 | larry | set | messages: + msg165457 |
| 2012-07-07 21:15:12 | larry | set | nosy:
+ larry |
| 2012-07-07 16:17:37 | bbrazil | set | files:
+ issue15228-utime-touch-doc.patch nosy: + bbrazil messages: + msg164904 keywords: + patch |
| 2012-06-30 19:55:23 | dewin | create | |