Hi Hans [...] > > > However, once he does that, it's simpler to cut out xargs and invoke > > "sh" directly. Or even cut out "sh" and "test" and instead use > > os.path.isfile and then call md5sum directly. And once he does that, > > he no longer needs to worry about single quotes. >
Yes indeed, using os.path.isfile() and them md5sum directly is my plan ... for reasons of maintainability (by myself) more than anything else. > > > The OP has said, he's going to d all that. One step at a time. > > That sounds like a sensible plan to me. > Thanks a lot. J^n -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list