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Re: Survey -- Move To Trash function in Python?

From Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>
Subject Re: Survey -- Move To Trash function in Python?
Date 2015-05-14 22:27 -0400
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On 5/14/2015 10:03 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:

> The idea is that the library will hide that complexity from you, so your
> python code will just say:
>
> import shutil
> shutil.move_to_trash(filename)

Since 'trash' is (or is used as) a verb, shutil.trash(filename)
seems sufficient.

> and it will work on any supported OS, filesystem and desktop.

This seems like a plausible enhancement.

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy

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Survey -- Move To Trash function in Python? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-05-15 01:45 +1000
  Re: Survey -- Move To Trash function in Python? Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-05-14 15:49 +0000
    Re: Survey -- Move To Trash function in Python? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-05-15 01:59 +1000
      Re: Survey -- Move To Trash function in Python? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-05-15 12:28 +1000
    Re: Survey -- Move To Trash function in Python? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-05-15 11:37 +1000
      Re: Survey -- Move To Trash function in Python? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-05-15 11:53 +1000
      Re: Survey -- Move To Trash function in Python? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-05-14 20:49 -0600
      Re: Survey -- Move To Trash function in Python? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-05-15 12:56 +1000
        Re: Survey -- Move To Trash function in Python? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-05-15 14:09 +1000
          Re: Survey -- Move To Trash function in Python? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-05-15 14:25 +1000
          Re: Survey -- Move To Trash function in Python? random832@fastmail.us - 2015-05-15 14:27 -0400
            Re: Survey -- Move To Trash function in Python? sohcahtoa82@gmail.com - 2015-05-15 17:04 -0700
          Re: Survey -- Move To Trash function in Python? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-05-16 04:33 +1000
  Re: Survey -- Move To Trash function in Python? Dave Farrance <DaveFarrance@OMiTTHiSyahooANDTHiS.co.uk> - 2015-05-14 18:32 +0100
    Re: Survey -- Move To Trash function in Python? Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-05-14 18:11 +0000
      Re: Survey -- Move To Trash function in Python? Chris Warrick <kwpolska@gmail.com> - 2015-05-14 20:43 +0200
      Re: Survey -- Move To Trash function in Python? Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2015-05-14 12:32 -0700
    Re: Survey -- Move To Trash function in Python? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-05-15 12:03 +1000
      Re: Survey -- Move To Trash function in Python? Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2015-05-14 22:27 -0400
  Re: Survey -- Move To Trash function in Python? Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2015-05-14 11:29 -0700
  Re: Survey -- Move To Trash function in Python? iMath <redstone-cold@163.com> - 2015-05-18 03:31 -0700
    Re: Survey -- Move To Trash function in Python? Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-05-18 14:46 +0100

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