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Diffstat (limited to 'Lib/os.py')
| -rw-r--r-- | Lib/os.py | 37 |
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 18 deletions
@@ -1,21 +1,22 @@ -# os.py -- either mac, dos 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' -# - 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.pathsep is the component separator used in $PATH etc -# - os.defpath is the default search path for executables - -# Programs that import and use 'os' stand a better chance of being -# portable between different platforms. Of course, they must then -# only use functions that are defined by all platforms (e.g., unlink -# and opendir), and leave all pathname manipulation to os.path -# (e.g., split and join). +"""os.py -- either mac, dos 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' + - 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.pathsep is the component separator used in $PATH etc + - os.defpath is the default search path for executables + +Programs that import and use 'os' stand a better chance of being +portable between different platforms. Of course, they must then +only use functions that are defined by all platforms (e.g., unlink +and opendir), and leave all pathname manipulation to os.path +(e.g., split and join). +""" import sys |