Peter Hansen wrote: > Fredrik Lundh wrote: > >>Peter Hansen wrote: >> >>>I guess it depends on whether "touch" implies creation-when-missing, as >>>with the command line version, or just updating the time. >> >>the OP wanted "to update the modification time of a file without actually >>modifying it". os.utime does exactly that; no more, no less, and no extra >>dependencies. > > > You've quoted selectively. He also said "Unix-style 'touch'", from > which one could quite legitimately infer he wants the other features of > the Unix touch command, including the automatic creation of missing files. > > Unless you know something more about the OP's needs than he's posted > publicly, you're just guessing too... even if we both agree yours is the > more likely interpretation. >
Which we probably all can. It's a right bugger when you actually have to listen to what the customer wants, innit? ;-) regards Steve -- Steve Holden +44 150 684 7255 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
