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diff --git a/Doc/library/os.rst b/Doc/library/os.rst index e627498..a550739 100644 --- a/Doc/library/os.rst +++ b/Doc/library/os.rst @@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ functionality than importing a operating system dependent built-in module like :mod:`posix` or :mod:`nt`. If you just want to read or write a file see :func:`open`, if you want to manipulate paths, see the :mod:`os.path` module, and if you want to read all the lines in all the files on the -command line see the :mod:`fileinput` module. +command line see the :mod:`fileinput` module. For creating temporary +files and directories see the :mod:`tempfile` module, and for high-level +file and directory handling see the :mod:`shutil` module. This module searches for an operating system dependent built-in module like :mod:`mac` or :mod:`posix` and exports the same functions and data as found @@ -800,8 +802,9 @@ Files and Directories .. function:: lstat(path) - Like :func:`stat`, but do not follow symbolic links. Availability: Macintosh, - Unix. + Like :func:`stat`, but do not follow symbolic links. This is an alias for + :func:`stat` on platforms that do not support symbolic links, such as + Windows. .. function:: mkfifo(path[, mode]) @@ -852,6 +855,9 @@ Files and Directories ``0777`` (octal). On some systems, *mode* is ignored. Where it is used, the current umask value is first masked out. Availability: Macintosh, Unix, Windows. + It is also possible to create temporary directories; see the + :mod:`tempfile` module's :func:`tempfile.mkdtemp` function. + .. function:: makedirs(path[, mode]) |