[issue27180] Doc/pathlib: Please describe the behaviour of Path().rename() is depends on the platform (same as os.rename())

Roundup Robot added the comment: New changeset 270fd4493195 by Berker Peksag in branch '3.5': Issue #27180: Clarify Path.rename() behavior on Unix systems https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/270fd4493195 New changeset 89821243621b by Berker Peksag in branch 'default': Issue #27180: Merge from 3.5

[issue27180] Doc/pathlib: Please describe the behaviour of Path().rename() is depends on the platform (same as os.rename())

Berker Peksag added the comment: Thanks! -- resolution: -> fixed stage: patch review -> resolved status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker ___

[issue27180] Doc/pathlib: Please describe the behaviour of Path().rename() is depends on the platform (same as os.rename())

STINNER Victor added the comment: patch27180. LGTM. -- nosy: +haypo ___ Python tracker ___ ___

[issue27180] Doc/pathlib: Please describe the behaviour of Path().rename() is depends on the platform (same as os.rename())

Changes by Evelyn Mitchell : Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file43289/patch27180 ___ Python tracker ___

[issue27180] Doc/pathlib: Please describe the behaviour of Path().rename() is depends on the platform (same as os.rename())

Berker Peksag added the comment: Could you please send your patch in unified diff format? See https://docs.python.org/devguide/patch.html for details. -- nosy: +berker.peksag stage: needs patch -> patch review ___ Python tracker

[issue27180] Doc/pathlib: Please describe the behaviour of Path().rename() is depends on the platform (same as os.rename())

Evelyn Mitchell added the comment: *** cpythonmod/Doc/library/pathlib.rst 2016-06-07 11:29:07.200774979 -0600 --- cpython/Doc/library/pathlib.rst 2016-06-07 11:29:59.372777817 -0600 *** *** 887,896 .. method:: Path.rename(target) !Rename this file or directory

[issue27180] Doc/pathlib: Please describe the behaviour of Path().rename() is depends on the platform (same as os.rename())

Changes by Berker Peksag : -- keywords: +easy stage: -> needs patch versions: -Python 3.4 ___ Python tracker ___

[issue27180] Doc/pathlib: Please describe the behaviour of Path().rename() is depends on the platform (same as os.rename())

New submission from Masato HASHIMOTO: The behavior of Path().rename() is same as os.rename() (replaces silently if dest file is already existent on Unix) but it's difficult to catch from current pathlib documentation (I found it from source of pathlib) from comparing with replace(). IMHO, it