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Kirill Smelkov
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Senthil Kumaran
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shutil copy module reference doc fix.
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@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ copying and removal. For operations on individual files, see also the
.. warning::
Even the higher-level file copying functions (:func:`
copy`, :func:`copy2`)
cannot copy all file metadata.
Even the higher-level file copying functions (:func:`
shutil.copy`,
:func:`shutil.copy2`)
cannot copy all file metadata.
On POSIX platforms, this means that file owner and group are lost as well
as ACLs. On Mac OS, the resource fork and other metadata are not used.
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@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ Directory and files operations
.. function:: copyfile(src, dst)
Copy the contents (no metadata) of the file named *src* to a file named
*dst*.
*dst*
must be the complete target file name; look at :func:`copy` for a copy th
at
accepts a target directory path. If *src* and *dst* are the same files,
:exc:`Error` is raised.
Copy the contents (no metadata) of the file named *src* to a file named
*dst*
. *dst* must be the complete target file name; look
at
:func:`shutil.copy` for a copy that accepts a target directory path. If
*src* and *dst* are the same files,
:exc:`Error` is raised.
The destination location must be writable; otherwise, an :exc:`IOError` exception
will be raised. If *dst* already exists, it will be replaced. Special files
such as character or block devices and pipes cannot be copied with this
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@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ Directory and files operations
.. function:: copy2(src, dst)
Similar to :func:`
copy`, but metadata is copied as well -- in fact, this is just
:func:`copy` followed by :func:`copystat`. This is similar to the
Unix command :program:`cp -p`.
Similar to :func:`
shutil.copy`, but metadata is copied as well -- in fact,
this is just :func:`shutil.copy` followed by :func:`copystat`. This is
similar to the
Unix command :program:`cp -p`.
.. function:: ignore_patterns(\*patterns)
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.. function:: copytree(src, dst, symlinks=False, ignore=None, copy_function=copy2, ignore_dangling_symlinks=False)
Recursively copy an entire directory tree rooted at *src*. The destination
directory, named by *dst*, must not already exist; it will be created as
well
as missing parent directories. Permissions and times of directories are
copied with :func:`copystat`, individual files are copied using
:func:`copy2`.
directory, named by *dst*, must not already exist; it will be created as
well as missing parent directories. Permissions and times of directories
are
copied with :func:`copystat`, individual files are copied using
:func:`
shutil.
copy2`.
If *symlinks* is true, symbolic links in the source tree are represented as
symbolic links in the new tree, but the metadata of the original links is NOT
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@@ -126,10 +126,10 @@ Directory and files operations
If exception(s) occur, an :exc:`Error` is raised with a list of reasons.
If *copy_function* is given, it must be a callable that will be used
to copy each file. It will be called with the source path and the
destination path as arguments. By default, :func:`copy2` is used, but any
function
that supports the same signature (like :func:`copy`) can be used.
If *copy_function* is given, it must be a callable that will be used
to copy
each file. It will be called with the source path and the destination path
as arguments. By default, :func:`shutil.copy2` is used, but any function
that supports the same signature (like :func:`copy`) can be used.
.. versionchanged:: 3.2
Added the *copy_function* argument to be able to provide a custom copy
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:func:`os.rename` semantics.
If the destination is on the current filesystem, then :func:`os.rename` is
used. Otherwise, *src* is copied (using :func:`
copy2`) to *dst* and then
removed.
used. Otherwise, *src* is copied (using :func:`
shutil.copy2`) to *dst* and
then
removed.
.. exception:: Error
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