On 25 November 2013 03:18, Ben Hoyt <benh...@gmail.com> wrote: > d_ino -- can a non-Windows dev tell me how or when d_ino would be > useful? If it's useful, is it useful in a higher-level, cross-platform > API such as scandir()?
OK, so I'm a Windows dev, but my understanding is that d_ino is useful to tell if two files are identical - hard links to the same physical file have the same d_ino value. I don't believe it's possible to do this on Windows at all. I've seen it used in tools like diff, to short-circuit doing the actual diff if you know from a stat that the 2 files are the same. Paul _______________________________________________ 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
