os.mkdir() errno inconsistency on Windows?

[Thomas Jensen]

"Irmen de Jong" <usenet at NOSPAM-irmen.cjb.net> wrote in
news:9v5rmb$36u$1 at news1.xs4all.nl: 

> On windows (2000), Python 2.1:
> Why does os.mkdir() return a different errno when trying to create
> an already-existing directory, or trying to create the drive root
> directory? See below:
> 
>>>> os.mkdir('d:\\test') os.mkdir('d:\\test')
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
> OSError: [Errno 17] File exists: 'd:\\test'
>>>> os.mkdir('d:\\')
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
> OSError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: 'd:\\'

Well, it's consistent with the command shell's behaviour:

   C:\>mkdir C:\test

   C:\>mkdir C:\test
   A subdirectory or file C:\test already exists.

   C:\>mkdir C:\
   Access is denied.

I guess Python just forwards the shell's behaviour? (OSError also 
suggests that).
Doesn't help you with your problem, but it's not Python's "fault" :-)

-- 
Thomas Jensen