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Diffstat (limited to 'Lib/os.py')
| -rw-r--r-- | Lib/os.py | 11 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@ -"""os.py -- either mac, dos or posix depending on what system we're on. +"""OS routines for Mac, DOS, NT, or Posix depending on what system we're on. This exports: - - all functions from either posix or mac, e.g., os.unlink, os.stat, etc. - - os.path is either module posixpath or macpath - - os.name is either 'posix' or 'mac' + - all functions from posix, nt, dos, os2, mac, or ce, e.g. unlink, stat, etc. + - os.path is one of the modules posixpath, ntpath, macpath, or dospath + - os.name is 'posix', 'nt', 'dos', 'os2', 'mac', or 'ce' - os.curdir is a string representing the current directory ('.' or ':') - os.pardir is a string representing the parent directory ('..' or '::') - os.sep is the (or a most common) pathname separator ('/' or ':' or '\\') - - os.altsep is the alternatte pathname separator (None or '/') + - os.altsep is the alternate pathname separator (None or '/') - os.pathsep is the component separator used in $PATH etc + - os.linesep is the line separator in text files ('\r' or '\n' or '\r\n') - os.defpath is the default search path for executables Programs that import and use 'os' stand a better chance of being |