[issue2845] shutil.copy2() copies permission bits

Georg Brandl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> added the comment: Thanks, fixed in r63369. -- resolution: -> fixed status: open -> closed __ Tracker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> __ _

[issue2845] shutil.copy2() copies permission bits

Changes by Alexander Belopolsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: -- assignee: -> georg.brandl components: +Documentation -Windows nosy: +georg.brandl type: behavior -> feature request versions: +Python 2.5, Python 2.6, Python 3.0 __ Tracker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

[issue2845] shutil.copy2() copies permission bits

Alexander Belopolsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> added the comment: This seems to be a documentation issue. """ shutil.copy2(src, dst) Similar to copy(), but last access time and last modification time are copied as well. This is similar to the Unix command cp -p. """ -- http://docs.python.org/dev/libr

[issue2845] shutil.copy2() copies permission bits

New submission from igs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: At least in Python 2.4 shutil.copy2() not only copies content and access times of a files like stated in the documentation but also the access bits. That behaviour I would not expect because in other functions from shutil it is explicitly stated if