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Python filesystem abstraction layer
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Lack of documentation for "rename" function. #146

Open GoogleCodeExporter opened 9 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
What steps will reproduce the problem?
1.In the documentatio I found this:

rename(src, dst)
Renames a file or directory

Parameters: 
src – path to rename
dst – new name
Raises: 
ParentDirectoryMissingError – if a containing directory is missing
ResourceInvalidError – if the path or a parent path is not a directory or src 
is a parent of dst or one of src or dst is a dir and the other don’t
ResourceNotFoundError – if the src path does not exist

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
What should we do, if the File or already exists.
I heard on linux a file must be replaced and on windows an error is thrown.

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
newest cvn

Original issue reported on code.google.com by mkhom...@googlemail.com on 20 Feb 2013 at 6:06

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
In regards to tightening up the semanitics of rename(), this discussion thread 
is relevant too: 
https://groups.google.com/group/pyfilesystem-discussion/browse_thread/thread/96a
466455c869c4f

Original comment by gc...@loowis.durge.org on 20 Feb 2013 at 7:13