On Thu, 16 May 2019 16:04:36 +0300 Serhiy Storchaka <storch...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 16.05.19 14:33, Antoine Pitrou пише: > > On Thu, 16 May 2019 13:05:48 +0300 > > Serhiy Storchaka <storch...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > >> 16.05.19 11:28, Barry Scott пише: > >>> To replace one symlink with another atomically is possible by using > >>> rename() or renameat() > >>> something like: > >>> > >>> os.symlink( src, tmp_symlink ) > >>> os.rename( tmp_symlink, dst ) > >> > >> Somebody can replace tmp_symlink between os.symlink() and os.rename(). > > > > Not if tmp_symlink is created in a directory with strict permissions, I > > guess. > > But in such case we do not need complex games with a temporary symlink. > Just use os.symlink() and os.unlink() if needed. I was talking about the *tmp_symlink*, not *dst*. _______________________________________________ Python-ideas mailing list Python-ideas@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-ideas Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/
