New submission from Michael Selik <m...@selik.org>:
The pathlib module ``Path.replace(target)`` states that "If target points to an existing file or directory, it will be unconditionally replaced." However, this does not appear to be true. I experience an OSError ``[Errno 66] Directory not empty`` when attempting to ``replace`` to an existant target. https://docs.python.org/3/library/pathlib.html#pathlib.Path.replace I see that others on StackOverflow encounter the same issue. The top answer ignores the Python documentation and recommends removing the target directory before replacing. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50355180/use-pathlib-to-destructively-rename-one-directory-to-another-existing-directory ---------- messages: 366363 nosy: selik priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: pathlib Path.replace raises OSError when target exists type: behavior versions: Python 3.8 _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue40278> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
