Karthikeyan Singaravelan <tir.kar...@gmail.com> added the comment:
replace under the hood uses os.replace. The docs for os.replace indicate error for certain scenarios where target is a directory : https://docs.python.org/3/library/os.html#os.replace . See also some difference between os.rename and os.replace : https://bugs.python.org/issue27886 ---------- assignee: -> docs@python components: +Documentation nosy: +docs@python, pitrou, serhiy.storchaka, xtreak _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue40278> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
