[issue38825] shutil.disk_usage - Lacking documentation

Norman Lorrain added the comment: Something like this: .. impl-detail:: Where applicable (e.g. Unix) *path* must point to somewhere on a **mounted** filesystem partition. On Sun, 11 Jul 2021 at 16:18, Tyler Crompton wrote: > > Tyler Crompton added the comment: > > Not even the

[issue38825] shutil.disk_usage - Lacking documentation

Tyler Crompton added the comment: Not even the kernel knows how much space is available on a nonmounted partition. It doesn't know much beyond the fact that it exists and where it exists. There exist tools that can analyze nonmounted partitions, but these will vary by filesystem and

[issue38825] shutil.disk_usage - Lacking documentation

Norman Lorrain added the comment: This issue is a bit dated, but here goes: On Unix, the function `statvfs()` is called. `path` should be a path on a mounted filesystem (it should not be a device). On Windows, the function `GetDiskFreeSpaceExW()` is called. `path` is any directory

[issue38825] shutil.disk_usage - Lacking documentation

Change by Irit Katriel : -- keywords: +easy versions: +Python 3.10, Python 3.11 -Python 3.5, Python 3.6, Python 3.7, Python 3.8 ___ Python tracker ___

[issue38825] shutil.disk_usage - Lacking documentation

Lord Anton Hvornum added the comment: xtreak: You are correct, that was a typo. My apologies. -- ___ Python tracker ___ ___

[issue38825] shutil.disk_usage - Lacking documentation

Karthikeyan Singaravelan added the comment: I modified psutil to shutil since I feel it's a typo. Please revert back if it's incorrect. -- nosy: +giampaolo.rodola, tarek, xtreak title: psutil.disk_usage - Lacking documentation -> shutil.disk_usage - Lacking documentation