Re: simple way to touch a file if it does not exist

2008-05-22 Thread Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch
On Wed, 21 May 2008 17:56:38 -0700, bukzor wrote: On May 21, 5:37 pm, Nikhil [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: if os.path.exists('file'): open('file', 'w').close() Right? You only want to blank it if it exists? If it doesn't exist you won't create it. The .close() is superlative: since

Re: simple way to touch a file if it does not exist

2008-05-22 Thread Ken Starks
After os.path.exists, you need to check it _is_ a file, and not a directory. Giampaolo Rodola' wrote: On 22 Mag, 01:15, Nikhil [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what are the simple ways? I could think of os.open(), os.exec(touch file) are there any simpler methods? Just use os.path.exists to check

Re: simple way to touch a file if it does not exist

2008-05-22 Thread Giampaolo Rodola'
On 22 Mag, 11:54, Ken Starks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After os.path.exists, you need to check it _is_ a file, and not a directory. Giampaolo Rodola' wrote: On 22 Mag, 01:15, Nikhil [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what are the simple ways? I could think of os.open(), os.exec(touch file) are

Re: simple way to touch a file if it does not exist

2008-05-22 Thread bukzor
On May 22, 12:07 am, Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 21 May 2008 17:56:38 -0700, bukzor wrote: On May 21, 5:37 pm, Nikhil [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: if os.path.exists('file'): open('file', 'w').close() Right? You only want to blank it if it exists? If

simple way to touch a file if it does not exist

2008-05-21 Thread Nikhil
what are the simple ways? I could think of os.open(), os.exec(touch file) are there any simpler methods? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: simple way to touch a file if it does not exist

2008-05-21 Thread Giampaolo Rodola'
On 22 Mag, 01:15, Nikhil [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what are the simple ways? I could think of os.open(), os.exec(touch file) are there any simpler methods? Just use os.path.exists to check for file existence and open() as replacement for touch. import os if not os.path.exists('file'): ...

Re: simple way to touch a file if it does not exist

2008-05-21 Thread bukzor
On May 21, 5:10 pm, Giampaolo Rodola' [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 22 Mag, 01:15, Nikhil [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what are the simple ways? I could think of os.open(), os.exec(touch file) are there any simpler methods? Just use os.path.exists to check for file existence and open() as

Re: simple way to touch a file if it does not exist

2008-05-21 Thread Nikhil
bukzor wrote: On May 21, 5:10 pm, Giampaolo Rodola' [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 22 Mag, 01:15, Nikhil [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what are the simple ways? I could think of os.open(), os.exec(touch file) are there any simpler methods? Just use os.path.exists to check for file existence and

Re: simple way to touch a file if it does not exist

2008-05-21 Thread bukzor
On May 21, 5:37 pm, Nikhil [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: bukzor wrote: On May 21, 5:10 pm, Giampaolo Rodola' [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 22 Mag, 01:15, Nikhil [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what are the simple ways? I could think of os.open(), os.exec(touch file) are there any simpler methods?