On Sun, Jul 29, 2018 at 12:35 PM, Steve Dower <steve.do...@python.org> wrote: > > One additional thing that may help (if support.unlink doesn't already do it) > is to rename the file before deleting it. Renames are always possible even > with open handles, and then you can create a new file at the original name.
Renaming open files typically fails with a sharing violation (32). Most programs open files with read and write sharing but not delete sharing. This applies to Python, except temporary files (i.e. os.O_TEMPORARY) do share delete access. Renaming a file is effectively adding a new link and deleting the old link, so it requires opening the file with delete access. Also, renaming a directory that has open files in the tree fails with access denied (5). _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
