In a message of Sat, 15 Aug 2015 14:24:21 -0500, boB Stepp writes: >I understand your points, but wonder then what is the intended use for >os.path.exists()? That is, in what types of circumstances would it be >both appropriate and safe to use? > >boB
If you want to locate dangling symlinks, os.path.exists will return False, so the symlink is there, but the file it pointed to is long gone. Laura _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
