Doc/mac/libmac.tex

   1 \section{\module{mac} ---
   2          Implementations for the \module{os} module}
   3
   4 \declaremodule{builtin}{mac}
   5   \platform{Mac}
   6 \modulesynopsis{Implementations for the \module{os} module.}
   7
   8
   9 This module implements the operating system dependent functionality
  10 provided by the standard module \module{os}\refstmodindex{os}.  It is
  11 best accessed through the \module{os} module.
  12
  13 The following functions are available in this module:
  14 \function{chdir()},
  15 \function{close()},
  16 \function{dup()},
  17 \function{fdopen()},
  18 \function{getcwd()},
  19 \function{lseek()},
  20 \function{listdir()},
  21 \function{mkdir()},
  22 \function{open()},
  23 \function{read()},
  24 \function{rename()},
  25 \function{rmdir()},
  26 \function{stat()},
  27 \function{sync()},
  28 \function{unlink()},
  29 \function{write()},
  30 as well as the exception \exception{error}. Note that the times
  31 returned by \function{stat()} are floating-point values, like all time
  32 values in MacPython.
  33
  34 One additional function is available:
  35
  36 \begin{funcdesc}{xstat}{path}
  37   This function returns the same information as \function{stat()}, but
  38   with three additional values appended: the size of the resource fork
  39   of the file and its 4-character creator and type.
  40 \end{funcdesc}
  41
  42
  43 \section{\module{macpath} ---
  44          MacOS path manipulation functions}
  45
  46 \declaremodule{standard}{macpath}
  47 % Could be labeled \platform{Mac}, but the module should work anywhere and
  48 % is distributed with the standard library.
  49 \modulesynopsis{MacOS path manipulation functions.}
  50
  51
  52 This module is the Macintosh implementation of the \module{os.path}
  53 module.  It is most portably accessed as
  54 \module{os.path}\refstmodindex{os.path}.  Refer to the
  55 \citetitle[../lib/lib.html]{Python Library Reference} for
  56 documentation of \module{os.path}.
  57
  58 The following functions are available in this module:
  59 \function{normcase()},
  60 \function{normpath()},
  61 \function{isabs()},
  62 \function{join()},
  63 \function{split()},
  64 \function{isdir()},
  65 \function{isfile()},
  66 \function{walk()},
  67 \function{exists()}.
  68 For other functions available in \module{os.path} dummy counterparts
  69 are available.