Hello, > On May 3, 2005, at 11:09 AM, Wolfgang Keller wrote:
>> has anyone already wrapped the getxattr(), setxattr(), >> removexattr(), listxattr() functions on MacOS 10.4 for >> Python? > I took a stab at it today. Hey, I had asked _whether_ someone has done it, I didn't ask you _to_ _do_ _it_! ;-) > Get the xattr package from pythonmac packages <http://pythonmac.org/ packages/>> Shame on me, I don't even have MacOS X.4 yet. *drvvf* > I don't expose getxattr, etc. as public API, because the options they > take don't translate well to Python. Public API is simply an "xattr" > type that you can wrap over a path or fd, and then it's used in a > dict-like way. That's _exactly_ the way it should be done. :-) Dumb question: How about integrating it "officially" in the Macpython distribution, so that all file objects on MacOS X.4 automatically have an xattr dict? Best regards, Wolfgang Keller -- P.S.: My From-address is correct _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig
