[Python-Dev] Re: Adding 'lexists()' to os.path

[Paul Moore]

Tino Lange <tino.lange at isg.de> writes:

> Paul Moore wrote:

>> As an alternative, would there be any value in cacheing the last stat
>> result? In a sequence like this, with multiple calls for the same
>> argument, many stat calls would be replaced by one. And it's likely
>> that the checking overhead on cache misses would be minimal compared
>> to the cost of the stat call, so it's an overall win.

> you will never know how long the cached result is true. Files on disk
> can change outside your python script....

Doh. Sorry about that - I wasn't thinking hard enough before posting.

Back to sleep...
Paul.
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