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54 | 10.12 <tt class="module">distutils.file_util</tt> -- Single file operations</A> | |
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56 | <A NAME="module-distutils.fileutil"></A> | |
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58 | <P> | |
59 | This module contains some utility functions for operating on individual files. | |
60 | ||
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62 | <dl><dt><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr valign="baseline"> | |
63 | <td><nobr><b><tt id='l2h-75' xml:id='l2h-75' class="function">copy_file</tt></b>(</nobr></td> | |
64 | <td><var>src, dst</var><big>[</big><var>preserve_mode=<code>1</code>, preserve_times=<code>1</code>, update=<code>0</code>, link=<code>None</code>, verbose=<code>0</code>, dry_run=<code>0</code></var><big>]</big><var></var>)</td></tr></table></dt> | |
65 | <dd> | |
66 | Copy file <var>src</var> to <var>dst</var>. If <var>dst</var> is a directory, then | |
67 | <var>src</var> is copied there with the same name; otherwise, it must be a | |
68 | filename. (If the file exists, it will be ruthlessly clobbered.) If | |
69 | <var>preserve_mode</var> is true (the default), the file's mode (type and | |
70 | permission bits, or whatever is analogous on the current platform) is | |
71 | copied. If <var>preserve_times</var> is true (the default), the last-modified | |
72 | and last-access times are copied as well. If <var>update</var> is true, | |
73 | <var>src</var> will only be copied if <var>dst</var> does not exist, or if | |
74 | <var>dst</var> does exist but is older than <var>src</var>. | |
75 | ||
76 | <P> | |
77 | <var>link</var> allows you to make hard links (using <tt class="function">os.link</tt>) or | |
78 | symbolic links (using <tt class="function">os.symlink</tt>) instead of copying: set it | |
79 | to <code>'hard'</code> or <code>'sym'</code>; if it is <code>None</code> (the default), | |
80 | files are copied. Don't set <var>link</var> on systems that don't support | |
81 | it: <tt class="function">copy_file()</tt> doesn't check if hard or symbolic linking is | |
82 | available. It uses <tt class="function">_copy_file_contents()</tt> to copy file contents. | |
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85 | Return a tuple "<tt class="samp">(dest_name, copied)</tt>": <var>dest_name</var> is the actual | |
86 | name of the output file, and <var>copied</var> is true if the file was copied | |
87 | (or would have been copied, if <var>dry_run</var> true). | |
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93 | <td><var>src, dst</var><big>[</big><var>verbose, dry_run</var><big>]</big><var></var>)</td></tr></table></dt> | |
94 | <dd> | |
95 | Move file <var>src</var> to <var>dst</var>. If <var>dst</var> is a directory, the file will | |
96 | be moved into it with the same name; otherwise, <var>src</var> is just renamed | |
97 | to <var>dst</var>. Returns the new full name of the file. | |
98 | <span class="warning"><b class="label">Warning:</b> | |
99 | Handles cross-device moves on Unix using <tt class="function">copy_file()</tt>. | |
100 | What about other systems???</span> | |
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108 | Create a file called <var>filename</var> and write <var>contents</var> (a | |
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