On Thu, 2009-03-12 at 08:24 +0100, spir wrote:
Would there be interest in a filetools module? Replies and discussion to python-ideas please.
Sure. +1 Also: a programmer is not (always) a filesystem expert.
PS: What I meant is: the point of view from the filesystem is very different. A proper interface will to have to take the programmer's point of view while exposing the filesystem issues. I think (like always at the interface of two worlds -- cf specification talks between developper and client ;-) *terminology* choices will be very important.
Dealing with different types of OSes and filesystems in a generic way is difficult. I would urge everyone to err on the side of less generality, because I think it would be better for a programmer to write bad code, and be able to figure out why, than to write code that looks perfectly fine, and have a harder time discovering the problem. -- Cheers, Leif