> >> Well "neat tricks" aside, I am of the firm belief that deleting files > should > >> never be possible whilst they are open. > > This is one of the few instances I think Windows does something better > > than OS X. Windows will check before you attempt to delete (i.e. move > > to Recycling Bin) while OS X will move a file to Trash quite happily > > only tell me it cannot remove the file when I try to empty the Trash. > While I was trained in the Unix way, and believe it is entirely > appropriate to delete an open file. Even if I my program is the opener. > It's just too handy to have temp files that disappear on their own. > > As opposed to periodically going to %TEMP% and deleting them manually. Gah.
In my experience things that are "too handy" are usually breaking what I consider "right". That being said, I am not entirely sure what I think is "right" in this circumstance. I suppose it depends on if I am the person deleting or the person who is looking at a file that is being deleted. Or the user who just wants the stupid computer to just Work. I lean slightly towards the POSIX handling with the addition that any additional write should throw an error. You are now saving to a file that will not exist the moment you close it and that is probably not expected. Ramit This email is confidential and subject to important disclaimers and conditions including on offers for the purchase or sale of securities, accuracy and completeness of information, viruses, confidentiality, legal privilege, and legal entity disclaimers, available at http://www.jpmorgan.com/pages/disclosures/email. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
