On Jul 12, 2:39 pm, Christian Heimes <li...@cheimes.de> wrote: > Windows's file system layer is not POSIX compatible. For example > you can't remove or replace a file while it is opened by a process.
Sounds like a reasonable fail-safe to me. Not much unlike a car ignition that will not allow starting the engine if the transmission is in any *other* gear besides "park" or "neutral", OR a governor (be it mechanical or electrical) that will not allow the engine RPMs to exceed a maximum safe limit, OR even, ABS systems which "pulse" the brakes to prevent overzealous operators from loosing road-to-tire traction when decelerating the vehicle. You could say: "Hey, if someone is dumb enough to shoot themselves in the foot then let them"... however, sometimes fail-safes not only save the dummy from a life of limps, they also prevent catastrophic "collateral damage" to rest of us. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
