Changes by Cameron Simpson : ---------- nosy: +cameron _______________________________________ Python tracker http://bugs.python.org/issue15221 _______________________________________

Nick Coghlan added the comment: The os.path.exists() docs already cover all the gory details of when it may be false due to limited permissions. The is* docs refer to this by their use of the word "existing", but that's probably too subtle. I suggest adding an extra sentence to the docs of all affected functions: "This always returns False if os.path.exists(path) returns False." ---------- _______________________________________ Python tracker http://bugs.python.org/issue15221 _______________________________________

Cheryl Sabella added the comment: I created a PR for this by making the word 'existing' a link to 'os.path.exists' since Nick mentioned that that word already implied the definition. ---------- nosy: +csabella versions: +Python 3.7 -Python 2.7, Python 3.2, Python 3.3 _______________________________________ Python tracker https://bugs.python.org/issue15221 _______________________________________

Change by Roundup Robot : ---------- pull_requests: +5040 _______________________________________ Python tracker https://bugs.python.org/issue15221 _______________________________________

Mariatta Wijaya added the comment: Thanks! ---------- resolution: -> fixed stage: patch review -> resolved status: open -> closed _______________________________________ Python tracker https://bugs.python.org/issue15221 _______________________________________