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[python/dscho.git] / Lib / shutil.py
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1 """Utility functions for copying files and directory trees.
3 XXX The functions here don't copy the resource fork or other metadata on Mac.
5 """
7 import os
8 import sys
9 import stat
11 __all__ = ["copyfileobj","copyfile","copymode","copystat","copy","copy2",
12 "copytree","rmtree"]
14 def copyfileobj(fsrc, fdst, length=16*1024):
15 """copy data from file-like object fsrc to file-like object fdst"""
16 while 1:
17 buf = fsrc.read(length)
18 if not buf:
19 break
20 fdst.write(buf)
23 def copyfile(src, dst):
24 """Copy data from src to dst"""
25 fsrc = None
26 fdst = None
27 try:
28 fsrc = open(src, 'rb')
29 fdst = open(dst, 'wb')
30 copyfileobj(fsrc, fdst)
31 finally:
32 if fdst:
33 fdst.close()
34 if fsrc:
35 fsrc.close()
37 def copymode(src, dst):
38 """Copy mode bits from src to dst"""
39 if hasattr(os, 'chmod'):
40 st = os.stat(src)
41 mode = stat.S_IMODE(st[stat.ST_MODE])
42 os.chmod(dst, mode)
44 def copystat(src, dst):
45 """Copy all stat info (mode bits, atime and mtime) from src to dst"""
46 st = os.stat(src)
47 mode = stat.S_IMODE(st[stat.ST_MODE])
48 if hasattr(os, 'utime'):
49 os.utime(dst, (st[stat.ST_ATIME], st[stat.ST_MTIME]))
50 if hasattr(os, 'chmod'):
51 os.chmod(dst, mode)
54 def copy(src, dst):
55 """Copy data and mode bits ("cp src dst").
57 The destination may be a directory.
59 """
60 if os.path.isdir(dst):
61 dst = os.path.join(dst, os.path.basename(src))
62 copyfile(src, dst)
63 copymode(src, dst)
65 def copy2(src, dst):
66 """Copy data and all stat info ("cp -p src dst").
68 The destination may be a directory.
70 """
71 if os.path.isdir(dst):
72 dst = os.path.join(dst, os.path.basename(src))
73 copyfile(src, dst)
74 copystat(src, dst)
77 def copytree(src, dst, symlinks=0):
78 """Recursively copy a directory tree using copy2().
80 The destination directory must not already exist.
81 Error are reported to standard output.
83 If the optional symlinks flag is true, symbolic links in the
84 source tree result in symbolic links in the destination tree; if
85 it is false, the contents of the files pointed to by symbolic
86 links are copied.
88 XXX Consider this example code rather than the ultimate tool.
90 """
91 names = os.listdir(src)
92 os.mkdir(dst)
93 for name in names:
94 srcname = os.path.join(src, name)
95 dstname = os.path.join(dst, name)
96 try:
97 if symlinks and os.path.islink(srcname):
98 linkto = os.readlink(srcname)
99 os.symlink(linkto, dstname)
100 elif os.path.isdir(srcname):
101 copytree(srcname, dstname, symlinks)
102 else:
103 copy2(srcname, dstname)
104 # XXX What about devices, sockets etc.?
105 except (IOError, os.error), why:
106 print "Can't copy %s to %s: %s" % (`srcname`, `dstname`, str(why))
108 def rmtree(path, ignore_errors=0, onerror=None):
109 """Recursively delete a directory tree.
111 If ignore_errors is set, errors are ignored; otherwise, if
112 onerror is set, it is called to handle the error; otherwise, an
113 exception is raised.
116 cmdtuples = []
117 _build_cmdtuple(path, cmdtuples)
118 for cmd in cmdtuples:
119 try:
120 apply(cmd[0], (cmd[1],))
121 except:
122 exc = sys.exc_info()
123 if ignore_errors:
124 pass
125 elif onerror:
126 onerror(cmd[0], cmd[1], exc)
127 else:
128 raise exc[0], (exc[1][0], exc[1][1] + ' removing '+cmd[1])
130 # Helper for rmtree()
131 def _build_cmdtuple(path, cmdtuples):
132 for f in os.listdir(path):
133 real_f = os.path.join(path,f)
134 if os.path.isdir(real_f) and not os.path.islink(real_f):
135 _build_cmdtuple(real_f, cmdtuples)
136 else:
137 cmdtuples.append((os.remove, real_f))
138 cmdtuples.append((os.rmdir, path))