FWIW, your code works correctly for me in all respects with Python 2.5
on Windows XP Pro.
I no longer have Python 2.4.x installed, so can't easily do a
comparison.
Perhaps the problem has something to do with Python 2.5 with Windows
2K.
-Martin
On Dec 17 2006, 4:29 pm, "klappnase" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all,
> yesterday I installed Python-2.5 and python-2.4.4 on my windows2k box.
> When trying to use os.path.exists() to detect which drives are present
> on the system I noticed that
> these behave differently:
>
> Python 2.4.4 (#71, Oct 18 2006, 08:34:43) [MSC v.1310 32 bit (Intel)]
> on win32
> Type "copyright", "credits" or "license()" for more information.
>
> >>> import os
> >>> for char in 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ': if
> >>> os.path.exists('%s:\\' % char):
> print '%s:\\' % char
>
> A:\
> C:\
> D:\
> E:\
>
> ###########################################
>
> Python 2.5 (r25:51908, Sep 19 2006, 09:52:17) [MSC v.1310 32 bit
> (Intel)] on win32
> Type "copyright", "credits" or "license()" for more information.
>
> >>> import os
> >>> for char in 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ': if
> >>> os.path.exists('%s:\\' % char):
> print '%s:\\' % char
>
> C:\
>
> When I insert a floppy into A: os.path.exists('A:\\') will return True
> on Python-2.5, too.
> Does anyone know, is this inconsistent behavior a bug or a new feature?
>
> I also noticed that theTixbinaries are no longer present in 2.5, does
> anyone know if it is
> planned to remove them pemanently?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Michael
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