>> I think you're misunderstanding is_dir() and is_file(), as these don't >> actually call os.stat(). All DirEntry methods either call nothing or >> os.lstat() to get the stat info on the entry itself (not the >> destination of the symlink). > > > Oh. Extract of your PEP: "is_dir(): like os.path.isdir(), but much cheaper". > > genericpath.isdir() and genericpath.isfile() use os.stat(), whereas > posixpath.islink() uses os.lstat(). > > Is it a mistake in the PEP?
Ah, you're dead right -- this is basically a bug in the PEP, as DirEntry.is_dir() is not like os.path.isdir() in that it is based on the entry itself (like lstat), not following the link. I'll improve the wording here and update the PEP. -Ben _______________________________________________ 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
