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diff --git a/Doc/library/os.rst b/Doc/library/os.rst index fb794d3..76ad7e0 100644 --- a/Doc/library/os.rst +++ b/Doc/library/os.rst @@ -2134,18 +2134,19 @@ Files and Directories Availability: Unix, Windows. -.. function:: utime(path, times) +.. function:: utime(path[, times]) Set the access and modified times of the file specified by *path*. If *times* - is ``None``, then the file's access and modified times are set to the current - time. (The effect is similar to running the Unix program :program:`touch` on - the path.) Otherwise, *times* must be a 2-tuple of numbers, of the form - ``(atime, mtime)`` which is used to set the access and modified times, - respectively. Whether a directory can be given for *path* depends on whether - the operating system implements directories as files (for example, Windows - does not). Note that the exact times you set here may not be returned by a - subsequent :func:`~os.stat` call, depending on the resolution with which your - operating system records access and modification times; see :func:`~os.stat`. + is ``None`` or not specified, then the file's access and modified times are + set to the current time. (The effect is similar to running the Unix program + :program:`touch` on the path.) Otherwise, *times* must be a 2-tuple of + numbers, of the form ``(atime, mtime)`` which is used to set the access and + modified times, respectively. Whether a directory can be given for *path* + depends on whether the operating system implements directories as files + (for example, Windows does not). Note that the exact times you set here may + not be returned by a subsequent :func:`~os.stat` call, depending on the + resolution with which your operating system records access and modification + times; see :func:`~os.stat`. Availability: Unix, Windows. |