There's a thread on python-list at the moment: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2011-May/1272505.html
which is discussing the validity of os.access results on Windows. Now we've been here before: I raised issue2528 for a previous enquiry some years ago and proffered a patch which uses the AccessCheck API to perform the equivalent check, but didn't follow through. Someone on the new thread is suggesting -- validly -- that the docs should highlight the limitations of this call on Windows. But the docs for that call are already fairly involved: http://docs.python.org/library/os.html#os.access We seem to have a few options in increasing order of difficulty: * Do nothing - inform the occasional enquirer of the situation and leave it at that. * Update the docs to add something which describes what the function actually does on the Windows platform. (Whether or not we change any code). * Apply the patch in issue2528 to 3.3 and maybe 2.7 * Leave os.access alone but offer alternative Windows-specific functionality in the os module or elsewhere, using essentially the code in the issue2528 patch. As a side note, the pywin32 packages don't actually include AccessCheck at the moment. (Which makes it slightly harder to explain to people how they could do this check for themselves). It could probably be added over there which might ease the burden over here. Opinions? TJG Tim Golden Very Senior Analyst Programmer CBS Outdoor UK Camden Wharf 28 Jamestown Road London NW1 7BY T: 020 7482 3000 F: 020 7267 4944 http://www.cbsoutdoor.co.uk/ http://www.cbsoutdoor.co.uk/ http://www.bigbuschallenge.com/ Don't waste paper. Think before you print. The contents of this e-mail are confidential to the ordinary user of the e-mail address to which it was addressed, and may also be privileged. If you are not the addressee of this e-mail you may not copy, forward, disclose or otherwise use it or any part of it in any form whatsoever. If you have received this e-mail in error, please e-mail the sender by replying to this message. CBS Outdoor Ltd reserves the right to monitor e-mail communications from external/internal sources for the purposes of ensuring correct and appropriate use of CBS Outdoor facilities. CBS Outdoor Limited, registered in England and Wales with company number 02866133 and registered address at Camden Wharf, 28 Jamestown Road, London, NW1 7BY. ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
