[issue42782] shutil.move creates a new directory even on failure

Winson Luk added the comment: To replicate: $ mkdir foo $ sudo chown root foo $ sudo touch foo/child $ python3 >>> import shutil >>> shutil.move('foo', 'bar') PermissionError $ ls foo child $ ls bar child If shutil.move() encountered a permission error and failed, bar sho

[issue42782] shutil.move creates a new directory even on failure

New submission from Winson Luk : shutil.move calls shutil.copytree(), then os.rmtree() (in that order). If the user does not have permission to delete the source directory, copytree succeeds but rmtree fails. The user sees an error (Permission Denied), but the destination directory is still

[issue42782] shutil.move creates a new directory even on failure

Change by Winson Luk : -- keywords: +patch pull_requests: +22843 stage: -> patch review pull_request: https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/24001 ___ Python tracker <https://bugs.python.org/issu

[issue42782] shutil.move creates a new directory even on failure

Change by Winson Luk : -- components: Library (Lib) nosy: winsonluk priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: shutil.move creates a new directory even on failure type: behavior versions: Python 3.10, Python 3.6, Python 3.7, Python 3.8, Python 3.9