Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!feeder.news-service.com!news2.euro.net!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!194.109.133.84.MISMATCH!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed5.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 0.033 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.93; '*S*': 0.00; '(although': 0.05; 'admit': 0.09; 'attributes,': 0.09; 'structure.': 0.09; 'subject:files': 0.09; 'scripts': 0.10; 'written': 0.12; 'earlier,': 0.16; 'os.name': 0.16; 'out?': 0.16; 'python;': 0.16; 'shutil': 0.16; 'far.': 0.19; "he's": 0.19; 'command': 0.19; 'code': 0.22; 'referring': 0.23; 'tests': 0.26; "i'm": 0.26; 'testing': 0.28; 'about.': 0.29; 'received:75': 0.30; 'least': 0.30; 'far,': 0.31; 'ran': 0.31; 'does': 0.31; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.32; 'done': 0.32; 'thank': 0.32; 'someone': 0.33; 'bit': 0.33; 'test': 0.33; 'using': 0.34; 'actually': 0.34; 'file.': 0.34; 'file': 0.35; 'received:rr.com': 0.35; 'received:mail.rr.com': 0.35; 'surely': 0.35; 'quite': 0.36; 'running': 0.36; 'think': 0.36; 'shows': 0.36; 'some': 0.37; 'useful': 0.37; 'but': 0.38; 'files': 0.38; 'used': 0.38; 'help': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'might': 0.40; 'simple': 0.60; 'from:no real name:2**0': 0.60; 'link': 0.62; 'extended': 0.64; 'lives': 0.64; 'believe': 0.66; 'want,': 0.72; '(snow': 0.84; 'empirical': 0.84; 'ignorant': 0.84; 'jay': 0.84; 'this!': 0.84 Authentication-Results: cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com smtp.user=jyoung79@kc.rr.com; auth=pass (LOGIN) X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=2vPzMgfOIErJN3e9oB0C+rg2PyH4jEtKOmutOqWodeY= c=1 sm=0 a=vYBo3EzpB60A:10 a=IkcTkHD0fZMA:10 a=EjEMWyxPAAAA:8 a=G2f8TNbggD34NL8P3yUA:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=y39esTi0mrZmY3GbTNZSyg==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:00:56 +0000 From: To: python-list@python.org Subject: RE: renaming files in OS X MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Sensitivity: Normal X-Originating-IP: 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: 38 NNTP-Posting-Host: 82.94.164.166 X-Trace: 1303326059 news.xs4all.nl 81483 [::ffff:82.94.164.166]:46299 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:3740 >> I'm considering using os.rename or shutil for renaming >> files on OS X (Snow Leopard)... > Hi Jay, > I don't know if os.rename() does what you want, but why > don't you try a simple test and find out? Surely an > empirical test is at least as useful as an answer from > someone like me who may or may not know what he's > talking about. =) > The OS X command xattr shows whether or not a file has > extended attributes, which are what I think you're > referring to when you say "metadata". xattr is written > (badly) in Python; on my system it lives in > /usr/bin/xattr-2.6 > You might also find this helpful: > http://jonsview.com/mac-os-x-resource-forks Hi Philip, Thank you very much for your reply. This actually does help a lot! I had done a bit of testing earlier, but I admit I'm quite ignorant on Apples file structure. Your excellent link had some great info and I did a few tests with what it had to say before and after I ran os.rename on a file. I also ran some applescript code to get the file/creator type before and after os.name (although I don't believe these types are actually part of the resource fork, they're still used by some scripts we run). So far, after running os.name, the file still contains everything I can think of so far. Again, thank you for your help with this! Jay