On Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:59:02 +0200 petri.lehtinen <python-check...@python.org> wrote: > http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/c37cb11b546f > changeset: 77832:c37cb11b546f > branch: 2.7 > parent: 77823:73710ae9fedc > user: Petri Lehtinen <pe...@digip.org> > date: Thu Jun 28 13:48:17 2012 +0300 > summary: > #9559: Append data to single-file mailbox files if messages are only added > > If messages were only added, a new file is no longer created and > renamed over the old file when flush() is called on an mbox, MMDF or > Babyl mailbox.
Why so? Appending is not atomic and, if it fails in the middle, you could get a corrupt mbox file. Furthermore, I disagree that it's a bugfix: IMO it should wait for 3.4. Regards Antoine. _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
