[Tutor] Cannot fix OSError (try/except)

Alan Gauld alan.gauld at blueyonder.co.uk
Sat Jan 31 16:54:42 EST 2004


> You can pass the name of a directory.  If it can't read a file
within
> the directory, it abandons the rest of the directory contents.  I
just
> tested that.  The except will continue to the next file/directory in
YOUR
> list, but you've potentially skipped readable files in the directory
with
> an error.

But doesn't the OK check do the same? You would need to do a
tree walk to avoid that, wouldn't you?

Alan G.




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