Peter Otten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> "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() ? > > No, I didn't. What is the difference/advantage of that approach?
If you use use os.umask(0) then the os.mkdir(dir, perms) will create the directory with exactly those permissions, no chmod needed. -- Nick Craig-Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- http://www.craig-wood.com/nick -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list