Tony Cappellini wrote: >> The source also says, "Consider this example code rather than the >> ultimate tool" so maybe you should just copy it and make a version that >> does what you want. See shutil.py in your Python lib directory. > > Yes, I did read that and was shocked. Is everything in python that > iffy?
If by 'iffy' you mean buggy, unreliable or incomplete, I don't read it that way. I think they are just saying, there are lots of reasonable possibilities for what a copytree() function could do. They haven't tried to cover all the bases. Instead they have given a reasonable starting point, that works for some cases, and invited you to make your own if it doesn't do what you want. > The problem with that concept of "modifying the distribution as you > go" is that those changes must be moved to every system where your > program will run... You don't have to modify shutils. I suggested that you *copy* copytree() and modify it to do what you want. The copy would be included with the program that needs it, not added to shutil. Kent _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
