On Thu, 16 May 2019 13:05:48 +0300 Serhiy Storchaka <storch...@gmail.com> wrote: > 16.05.19 11:28, Barry Scott пише: > > To replace one symlink with another atomically is possible by using > > rename() or renameat() > > something like: > > > > os.symlink( src, tmp_symlink ) > > os.rename( tmp_symlink, dst ) > > Somebody can replace tmp_symlink between os.symlink() and os.rename().
Not if tmp_symlink is created in a directory with strict permissions, I guess. Regards Antoine. _______________________________________________ Python-ideas mailing list Python-ideas@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-ideas Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/
