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

Marko Rauhamaa marko at pacujo.net
Sat Feb 14 22:14:26 CET 2015


Antoine Pitrou <solipsis at pitrou.net>:

> The whole point of scandir is to expose low-level system calls in a
> cross-platform way.

Cross-platform is great and preferable, but low-level system facilities
should be made available even when they are unique to a particular OS.


Marko


More information about the Python-Dev mailing list