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authorGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2007-07-12 09:59:22 (GMT)
committerGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2007-07-12 09:59:22 (GMT)
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Patch #1675424: Added tests for uncovered code in the zipfile module.
The KeyError raised by Zipfile.getinfo for nonexistent names now has a descriptive message.
Diffstat (limited to 'Doc/lib')
-rw-r--r--Doc/lib/libzipfile.tex46
1 files changed, 32 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libzipfile.tex b/Doc/lib/libzipfile.tex
index 6cdd1d3..366cee9 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libzipfile.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libzipfile.tex
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ it cannot currently create an encrypted file.
The available attributes of this module are:
-\begin{excdesc}{error}
- The error raised for bad ZIP files.
+\begin{excdesc}{BadZipfile}
+ The error raised for bad ZIP files (old name: \code{zipfile.error}).
\end{excdesc}
\begin{excdesc}{LargeZipFile}
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ The available attributes of this module are:
(a string) or a file-like object. The \var{mode} parameter
should be \code{'r'} to read an existing file, \code{'w'} to
truncate and write a new file, or \code{'a'} to append to an
- existing file. For \var{mode} is \code{'a'} and \var{file}
+ existing file. If \var{mode} is \code{'a'} and \var{file}
refers to an existing ZIP file, then additional files are added to
it. If \var{file} does not refer to a ZIP file, then a new ZIP
archive is appended to the file. This is meant for adding a ZIP
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ cat myzip.zip >> python.exe
\begin{methoddesc}{getinfo}{name}
Return a \class{ZipInfo} object with information about the archive
- member \var{name}.
+ member \var{name}. Calling \method{getinfo()} for a name not currently
+ contained in the archive will raise a \exception{KeyError}.
\end{methoddesc}
\begin{methoddesc}{infolist}{}
@@ -147,7 +148,9 @@ cat myzip.zip >> python.exe
parameter, if included, must be one of the following: \code{'r'} (the
default), \code{'U'}, or \code{'rU'}. Choosing \code{'U'} or
\code{'rU'} will enable universal newline support in the read-only
- object. \var{pwd} is the password used for encrypted files.
+ object. \var{pwd} is the password used for encrypted files. Calling
+ \method{open()} on a closed ZipFile will raise a
+ \exception{RuntimeError}.
\begin{notice}
The file-like object is read-only and provides the following methods:
\method{read()}, \method{readline()}, \method{readlines()},
@@ -182,7 +185,8 @@ cat myzip.zip >> python.exe
Return the bytes of the file in the archive. The archive must be
open for read or append. \var{pwd} is the password used for encrypted
files and, if specified, it will override the default password set with
- \method{setpassword()}.
+ \method{setpassword()}. Calling \method{read()} on a closed ZipFile
+ will raise a \exception{RuntimeError}.
\versionchanged[\var{pwd} was added]{2.6}
\end{methoddesc}
@@ -190,6 +194,8 @@ cat myzip.zip >> python.exe
\begin{methoddesc}{testzip}{}
Read all the files in the archive and check their CRC's and file
headers. Return the name of the first bad file, or else return \code{None}.
+ Calling \method{testzip()} on a closed ZipFile will raise a
+ \exception{RuntimeError}.
\end{methoddesc}
\begin{methoddesc}{write}{filename\optional{, arcname\optional{,
@@ -200,7 +206,10 @@ cat myzip.zip >> python.exe
separators removed). If given, \var{compress_type} overrides the
value given for the \var{compression} parameter to the constructor
for the new entry. The archive must be open with mode \code{'w'}
- or \code{'a'}.
+ or \code{'a'} -- calling \method{write()} on a ZipFile created with
+ mode \code{'r'} will raise a \exception{RuntimeError}. Calling
+ \method{write()} on a closed ZipFile will raise a
+ \exception{RuntimeError}.
\note{There is no official file name encoding for ZIP files.
If you have unicode file names, please convert them to byte strings
@@ -210,6 +219,11 @@ cat myzip.zip >> python.exe
\note{Archive names should be relative to the archive root, that is,
they should not start with a path separator.}
+
+ \note{If \code{arcname} (or \code{filename}, if \code{arcname} is
+ not given) contains a null byte, the name of the file in the archive will
+ be truncated at the null byte.}
+
\end{methoddesc}
\begin{methoddesc}{writestr}{zinfo_or_arcname, bytes}
@@ -218,7 +232,10 @@ cat myzip.zip >> python.exe
\class{ZipInfo} instance. If it's an instance, at least the
filename, date, and time must be given. If it's a name, the date
and time is set to the current date and time. The archive must be
- opened with mode \code{'w'} or \code{'a'}.
+ opened with mode \code{'w'} or \code{'a'} -- calling
+ \method{writestr()} on a ZipFile created with mode \code{'r'}
+ will raise a \exception{RuntimeError}. Calling \method{writestr()}
+ on a closed ZipFile will raise a \exception{RuntimeError}.
\end{methoddesc}
@@ -243,12 +260,13 @@ those of \class{ZipFile} objects.
available, else a \file{*.pyc} file, compiling if necessary. If the
pathname is a file, the filename must end with \file{.py}, and just
the (corresponding \file{*.py[co]}) file is added at the top level
- (no path information). If it is a directory, and the directory is
- not a package directory, then all the files \file{*.py[co]} are
- added at the top level. If the directory is a package directory,
- then all \file{*.py[oc]} are added under the package name as a file
- path, and if any subdirectories are package directories, all of
- these are added recursively. \var{basename} is intended for
+ (no path information). If the pathname is a file that does not end with
+ \file{.py}, a \exception{RuntimeError} will be raised. If it is a
+ directory, and the directory is not a package directory, then all the
+ files \file{*.py[co]} are added at the top level. If the directory is
+ a package directory, then all \file{*.py[co]} are added under the package
+ name as a file path, and if any subdirectories are package directories, all
+ of these are added recursively. \var{basename} is intended for
internal use only. The \method{writepy()} method makes archives
with file names like this: