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Title: link to copy module in shutil document, not to shutil.copy
Type: Stage: resolved
Components: Documentation Versions: Python 3.10
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Status: closed Resolution: fixed
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: terry.reedy Nosy List: ZackerySpytz, docs@python, erlendaasland, miss-islington, nikkie, terry.reedy
Priority: normal Keywords: patch

Created on 2021-02-11 11:21 by nikkie, last changed 2022-04-11 14:59 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Pull Requests
URL Status Linked Edit
PR 24504 closed erlendaasland, 2021-02-11 12:15
PR 24505 merged ZackerySpytz, 2021-02-11 12:15
PR 24523 merged miss-islington, 2021-02-13 04:57
PR 24524 merged miss-islington, 2021-02-13 04:57
Messages (4)
msg386828 - (view) Author: nikkie (nikkie) Date: 2021-02-11 11:21
"copy()" is not a link to shutil.copy, but a link to the copy module.

https://docs.python.org/3/library/shutil.html#platform-dependent-efficient-copy-operations
>Starting from Python 3.8 all functions involving a file copy (copyfile(), copy(), copy2(), copytree(), and move()) may use ...

# As is

https://docs.python.org/3/library/copy.html#module-copy

# To be

https://docs.python.org/3/library/shutil.html#shutil.copy


The reference of :func:`copy` does not seem to be resolved properly.
https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/ea46579067fd2d4e164d6605719ffec690c4d621/Doc/library/shutil.rst#platform-dependent-efficient-copy-operations
msg386905 - (view) Author: Terry J. Reedy (terry.reedy) * (Python committer) Date: 2021-02-13 04:57
New changeset 762fe7deed34a1d5294bf82071d318c8427b4893 by Zackery Spytz in branch 'master':
bpo-43200: Fix link to shutil.copy() in the shutil doc (GH-24505)
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/762fe7deed34a1d5294bf82071d318c8427b4893
msg386906 - (view) Author: miss-islington (miss-islington) Date: 2021-02-13 05:06
New changeset 4230bd52e3f9f289f02e41ab17a95f50ed4db5a6 by Miss Islington (bot) in branch '3.8':
bpo-43200: Fix link to shutil.copy() in the shutil doc (GH-24505)
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/4230bd52e3f9f289f02e41ab17a95f50ed4db5a6
msg386911 - (view) Author: Terry J. Reedy (terry.reedy) * (Python committer) Date: 2021-02-13 05:20
New changeset 242f6c9ffe3dd8f613942d5364b816cc89c384be by Miss Islington (bot) in branch '3.9':
bpo-43200: Fix link to shutil.copy() in the shutil doc (GH-24505)
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/242f6c9ffe3dd8f613942d5364b816cc89c384be
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:59:41adminsetgithub: 87366
2021-02-13 05:22:10terry.reedysetstatus: open -> closed
assignee: docs@python -> terry.reedy
stage: patch review -> resolved
resolution: fixed
versions: + Python 3.10, - Python 3.9
2021-02-13 05:20:30terry.reedysetmessages: + msg386911
2021-02-13 05:06:56miss-islingtonsetmessages: + msg386906
2021-02-13 04:57:36miss-islingtonsetpull_requests: + pull_request23308
2021-02-13 04:57:26miss-islingtonsetnosy: + miss-islington
pull_requests: + pull_request23307
2021-02-13 04:57:17terry.reedysetnosy: + terry.reedy
messages: + msg386905
2021-02-11 12:15:42ZackerySpytzsetnosy: + ZackerySpytz
pull_requests: + pull_request23295
2021-02-11 12:15:17erlendaaslandsetkeywords: + patch
nosy: + erlendaasland

pull_requests: + pull_request23294
stage: patch review
2021-02-11 11:21:32nikkiecreate