Message 56982 - Python tracker

Author	giampaolo.rodola
Recipients	giampaolo.rodola
Date	2007-10-31.03:11:11
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Message-id	<1193800272.82.0.918454638792.issue1364@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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os module documentation says about lstat(): > lstat( path) > > Like stat(), but do not follow symbolic links. > Availability: Macintosh, Unix. This is not true since os.lstat() is also available under Windows (tested under Win XP sp, Python 2.5). Moreover, wouldn't it be better having os.lstat() available on all platforms and turn it into an alias of os.stat on those platforms which do not support symbolic links?

os module documentation says about lstat():

> lstat( path) 
> 
> Like stat(), but do not follow symbolic links. 
> Availability: Macintosh, Unix. 

This is not true since os.lstat() is also available under Windows
(tested under Win XP sp, Python 2.5).

Moreover, wouldn't it be better having os.lstat() available on all
platforms and turn it into an alias of os.stat on those platforms which
do not support symbolic links?

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Date	User	Action	Args
2007-10-31 03:11:13	giampaolo.rodola	set	spambayes_score: 0.195009 -> 0.195009 recipients: + giampaolo.rodola
2007-10-31 03:11:12	giampaolo.rodola	set	spambayes_score: 0.195009 -> 0.195009 messageid: <1193800272.82.0.918454638792.issue1364@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
2007-10-31 03:11:12	giampaolo.rodola	link	issue1364 messages
2007-10-31 03:11:11	giampaolo.rodola	create