os.mkdir and mode

[Nick Craig-Wood]

Peter Otten <__peter__ at web.de> wrote:
> >>  "Where it is used, the current umask value is first masked out."
> >> 
> >>  Use os.chmod() after os.mkdir() to get the desired permissions.
> > 
> > I think you meant use os.umask(0) before the os.mkdir() ?
> 
>  No, I didn't. What is the difference/advantage of that approach?

If you use use os.umask(0) then the os.mkdir(dir, perms) will create
the directory with exactly those permissions, no chmod needed.

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