Kaydet (Commit) 786ead68 authored tarafından Georg Brandl's avatar Georg Brandl

#2369: clarify that copyfile() doesn't take a target directory.

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...@@ -28,15 +28,6 @@ copying and removal. For operations on individual files, see also the ...@@ -28,15 +28,6 @@ copying and removal. For operations on individual files, see also the
are not copied. are not copied.
.. function:: copyfile(src, dst)
Copy the contents (no metadata) of the file named *src* to a file named *dst*.
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
function. *src* and *dst* are path names given as strings.
.. function:: copyfileobj(fsrc, fdst[, length]) .. function:: copyfileobj(fsrc, fdst[, length])
Copy the contents of the file-like object *fsrc* to the file-like object *fdst*. Copy the contents of the file-like object *fsrc* to the file-like object *fdst*.
...@@ -48,6 +39,17 @@ copying and removal. For operations on individual files, see also the ...@@ -48,6 +39,17 @@ copying and removal. For operations on individual files, see also the
be copied. be copied.
.. 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 that
accepts a target directory path.
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
function. *src* and *dst* are path names given as strings.
.. function:: copymode(src, dst) .. function:: copymode(src, dst)
Copy the permission bits from *src* to *dst*. The file contents, owner, and Copy the permission bits from *src* to *dst*. The file contents, owner, and
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