[Python-Dev] Function in os module for available disk space, why not?

[Tim Peters]

Here's a radical suggestion:  Start a x-platform project on SourceForge,
devoted to producing a C library with a common interface for
platform-dependent crud like "how big is this file?" and "how many bytes free
on this disk?" and "how can I execute a shell command in a portable way?"
(e.g., Tcl's "exec" emulates a subset of Bourne shell syntax, including
redirection and pipes, even on Windows 3.1).

OK, that's too useful.  Nevermind ...