Peter Otten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > vj wrote: > > > How do I do the following unix command: > > > > mkdir -m770 test > > > > with the os.mkdir command. Using os.mkdir(mode=0770) ends with the > > incorrect permissions. > > mkdir() works just like its C equivalent, see > http://docs.python.org/dev/lib/os-file-dir.html: > > "Where it is used, the current umask value is first masked out." > > Use os.chmod() after os.mkdir() to get the desired permissions.
I think you meant use os.umask(0) before the os.mkdir() ? -- Nick Craig-Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- http://www.craig-wood.com/nick -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
