On 10 May, 2013, at 16:30, MRAB <pyt...@mrabarnett.plus.com> wrote: >> > [snip] > In the python-ideas list there's a thread "PEP: Extended stat_result" > about adding methods to stat_result. > > Using that, you wouldn't necessarily have to look at st.st_mode. The method > could perform an additional os.stat() if the field was None. For > example: > > # Build lists of files and directories in path > files = [] > dirs = [] > for name, st in os.scandir(path): > if st.is_dir(): > dirs.append(name) > else: > files.append(name) > > That looks much nicer.
I'd prefer a filetype field, with 'st.filetype == "dir"' instead of 'st.is_dir()'. The actual type of filetype values is less important, an enum type would also work although bootstrapping that type could be interesting. Ronald > _______________________________________________ > Python-Dev mailing list > Python-Dev@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev > Unsubscribe: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/ronaldoussoren%40mac.com _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
