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OS related file operations (copy, move, delete, rename...) should be placed into one module #73410

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georgefischhofhu mannequin opened this issue Jan 10, 2017 · 3 comments
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OS related file operations (copy, move, delete, rename...) should be placed into one module #73410

georgefischhofhu mannequin opened this issue Jan 10, 2017 · 3 comments
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stdlib Python modules in the Lib dir type-feature A feature request or enhancement

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georgefischhofhu mannequin commented Jan 10, 2017

BPO 29224
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georgefischhofhu mannequin commented Jan 10, 2017

Hi There,

OS related file operations (copy, move, delete, rename...) should be placed into one module...
As it quite confusing that they are in two moduls (os and shutil).

I have read that one is higher level than other, but actually to use them I have to think which function can be found in which module.

It is confuse for beginners, and makes the usage more complex instead of make it more simple (as Zen of Python says ;-) )

An alias could good, not to cause incompatibility.

Best regards,
George

@georgefischhofhu georgefischhofhu mannequin added stdlib Python modules in the Lib dir type-feature A feature request or enhancement labels Jan 10, 2017
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You can design your own "oshutil" module which combines both modules.

They are technical reasons to have two separated modules.

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As Jim Fasarakis-Hilliard wrote in msg285117, the *bug* tracker is not the best place to propose changes, so I close this issue.

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