Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder1.news.weretis.net!feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed6.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.000 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:: [': 0.03; 'agree,': 0.07; 'behave': 0.07; 'exits': 0.07; 'modules.': 0.07; 'content-type:multipart/signed': 0.09; 'filename:fname piece:signature': 0.09; 'header:In-reply-to:1': 0.09; 'thu': 0.09; 'subject:] ': 0.14; 'abraham': 0.16; "api's": 0.16; 'content- type:application/pgp-signature': 0.16; 'different,': 0.16; 'differnet': 0.16; 'filename:fname piece:asc': 0.16; 'filename:fname:signature.asc': 0.16; 'from:addr:kb1pkl': 0.16; 'from:name:corey richardson': 0.16; 'received:172.29.51.196': 0.16; 'received:mtaout-db04.r1000.mx.aol.com': 0.16; 'richardson': 0.16; 'should.': 0.16; 'subject:between': 0.16; 'tarfile': 0.16; 'zipfile': 0.16; 'to:name:python-list': 0.19; 'objects': 0.28; '-0400': 0.30; 'entry': 0.33; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.34; 'header :User-Agent:1': 0.34; 'file': 0.36; 'comparing': 0.37; 'but': 0.37; 'received:76': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'skip:z 10': 0.40; 'received:205': 0.61; 'header:Message-Id:1': 0.61; 'received:205.188': 0.61; 'received:172.29': 0.64; 'received:r1000.mx.aol.com': 0.64; 'from:addr:aim.com': 0.67; 'freedom': 0.68; '2011:': 0.84 Subject: Re: [PyWart 1001] Inconsistencies between zipfile and tarfile APIs From: Corey Richardson To: python-list In-reply-to: <5fd8e664-c855-41a2-9d8b-36d4c486f0b9@n35g2000yqf.googlegroups.com> References: <5fd8e664-c855-41a2-9d8b-36d4c486f0b9@n35g2000yqf.googlegroups.com> Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:13:44 -0400 User-Agent: Sup/0.12.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg="pgp-sha256"; boundary="=-1311308028-316237-10576-4003-1-="; protocol="application/pgp-signature" x-aol-global-disposition: G X-AOL-VSS-INFO: 5400.1158/72617 X-AOL-VSS-CODE: scan_error X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:441980704:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d33c44e28f92449e7 X-AOL-IP: 76.119.157.207 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 39 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1311308080 news.xs4all.nl 23918 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:43657 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:10068 --=-1311308028-316237-10576-4003-1-= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Excerpts from rantingrick's message of Thu Jul 21 23:46:05 -0400 2011: > = > I may have found the mother of all inconsitency warts when comparing > the zipfile and tarfile modules. Not only are the API's different, but > the entry and exits are differnet AND zipfile/tarfile do not behave > like proper file objects should. > = I agree, actually. -- = Corey Richardson "Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves" -- Abraham Lincoln --=-1311308028-316237-10576-4003-1-= Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.17 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJOKPj8AAoJEAFAbo/KNFvpb9EH/2EGTZAdrHgrXNJvpcnAv5so xtsO7dshBC7O+oqQyBICf6UvjbWMr4pZUz2ZwmheY2+Ygk3w4IaXBJb5QQg0CAzn p26rwj86b1OF97UT6lzcogDErjPZ7MRGAGktRRWbMqlDC+Ba4eTKEGM4J3WaHWJW qKvDd6/75IZL1sk7O7/wMDjiyETQOrocRkFslli5beQv3lqaYPf6RqqT3f7UVmJn tPQFbGellhsM2JpjqalwQaRdWimb4ltWxr+nL2iJKQWGTd2ffxj+r8ut/aEqhtO0 MlX/ztFsVZ7X+yjhF9KvKuiYv/2OvUSCnWZoAyTSvqNsnbETOoB1aNvxjR6VoQ8= =19ef -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-1311308028-316237-10576-4003-1-=--