[Python-Dev] PEP 471 (scandir): Add a new DirEntry.inode() method?

[Ben Hoyt]

>> +1 for inode support. I agree with the above -- it should either raise
>> AttributeError on Windows if it's not going to be set ... or it should
>> be more like Victor's original proposal where .inode() is a method
>> that calls stat on Windows. I don't have strong feelings.
>
> The whole point of scandir is to expose low-level system calls in a
> cross-platform way. If you start raising some exceptions on some
> platforms then that quality disappears.

I agree with that!

-Ben