Object-oriented filesystem path representation.
Variable | islink |
Undocumented |
Interface | IFilePath |
File path object. |
Class | InsecurePath |
Error that is raised when the path provided to FilePath is invalid. |
Class | LinkError |
An error with symlinks - either that there are cyclical symlinks or that symlink are not supported on this platform. |
Class | UnlistableError |
An exception which is used to distinguish between errors which mean 'this is not a directory you can list' and other, more catastrophic errors. |
Class | AbstractFilePath |
Abstract implementation of an IFilePath ; must be completed by a subclass. |
Class | RWX |
A class representing read/write/execute permissions for a single user category (i.e. user/owner, group, or other/world). Instantiate with three boolean values: readable? writable? executable?. |
Class | Permissions |
A class representing read/write/execute permissions. Instantiate with any portion of the file's mode that includes the permission bits. |
Class | FilePath |
I am a path on the filesystem that only permits 'downwards' access. |
Variable | _CREATE_FLAGS |
Undocumented |
Function | _stub_islink |
Always return False if the operating system does not support symlinks. |
Function | _secureEnoughString |
Compute a string usable as a new, temporary filename. |
Function | _asFilesystemBytes |
Return path as a string of bytes suitable for use on this system's filesystem. |
Function | _asFilesystemText |
Return path as a string of unicode suitable for use on this system's filesystem. |
Function | _coerceToFilesystemEncoding |
Return a newpath that is suitable for joining to path . |
Compute a string usable as a new, temporary filename.
Parameters | path | The path that the new temporary filename should be able to be concatenated with. |
Returns | A pseudorandom, 16 byte string for use in secure filenames. (type: the type of path ) |