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Re: Test for an empty directory that could be very large if it is not empty?

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In article <mailman.12725.1407413212.18130.python-list@python.org>,
 Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> wrote:

> On 2014-08-07 07:54, Roy Smith wrote:
> > I wonder if glob.iglob('*') might help here?
> 
> My glob.iglob() uses os.listdir() behind the scenes (see glob1() in
> glob.py)
> 
> -tkc

In which case, the documentation for iglob() is broken.  It says:

"Return an iterator which yields the same values as glob() without 
actually storing them all simultaneously."

If it's calling something which does store them all simultaneously, 
that's like contracting with somebody to commit a crime, and then trying 
to claim you're innocent because you didn't commit the crime yourself.

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Test for an empty directory that could be very large if it is not empty? Virgil Stokes <vs@it.uu.se> - 2014-08-06 23:46 +0200
  Re: Test for an empty directory that could be very large if it is not   empty? Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2014-08-07 18:14 +1200
    Re: Test for an empty directory that could be very large if it is not   empty? Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au> - 2014-08-07 17:08 +1000
    Re: Test for an empty directory that could be very large if it is not   empty? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-08-07 07:54 -0400
      Re: Test for an empty directory that could be very large if it is not empty? Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2014-08-07 14:06 +0200
      Re: Test for an empty directory that could be very large if it is not empty? Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2014-08-07 07:05 -0500
        Re: Test for an empty directory that could be very large if it is not empty? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-08-07 08:19 -0400
          Re: Test for an empty directory that could be very large if it is not empty? Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2014-08-07 12:37 -0500
            Re: Test for an empty directory that could be very large if it is not empty? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-08-07 21:10 -0400
  Re: Test for an empty directory that could be very large if it is not empty? John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2014-08-07 20:15 +0000

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