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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <title>36.3. macostools — Convenience routines for file manipulation — Python 2.7.5 documentation</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="../_static/default.css" type="text/css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="../_static/pygments.css" type="text/css" /> <script type="text/javascript"> var DOCUMENTATION_OPTIONS = { URL_ROOT: '../', VERSION: '2.7.5', COLLAPSE_INDEX: false, FILE_SUFFIX: '.html', HAS_SOURCE: true }; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="../_static/jquery.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="../_static/underscore.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="../_static/doctools.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="../_static/sidebar.js"></script> <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" title="Search within Python 2.7.5 documentation" href="../_static/opensearch.xml"/> <link rel="author" title="About these documents" href="../about.html" /> <link rel="copyright" title="Copyright" href="../copyright.html" /> <link rel="top" title="Python 2.7.5 documentation" href="../index.html" /> <link rel="up" title="36. 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MacOS — Access to Mac OS interpreter features" accesskey="P">previous</a> |</li> <li><img src="../_static/py.png" alt="" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-top: -1px"/></li> <li><a href="http://www.python.org/">Python</a> »</li> <li> <a href="../index.html">Python 2.7.5 documentation</a> » </li> <li><a href="index.html" >The Python Standard Library</a> »</li> <li><a href="mac.html" accesskey="U">36. Mac OS X specific services</a> »</li> </ul> </div> <div class="document"> <div class="documentwrapper"> <div class="bodywrapper"> <div class="body"> <div class="section" id="module-macostools"> <span id="macostools-convenience-routines-for-file-manipulation"></span><h1>36.3. <a class="reference internal" href="#module-macostools" title="macostools: Convenience routines for file manipulation. (deprecated) (Mac)"><tt class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">macostools</span></tt></a> — Convenience routines for file manipulation<a class="headerlink" href="#module-macostools" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1> <p>This module contains some convenience routines for file-manipulation on the Macintosh. All file parameters can be specified as pathnames, <tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">FSRef</span></tt> or <tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">FSSpec</span></tt> objects. This module expects a filesystem which supports forked files, so it should not be used on UFS partitions.</p> <div class="admonition note"> <p class="first admonition-title">Note</p> <p class="last">This module has been removed in Python 3.</p> </div> <p>The <a class="reference internal" href="#module-macostools" title="macostools: Convenience routines for file manipulation. (deprecated) (Mac)"><tt class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">macostools</span></tt></a> module defines the following functions:</p> <dl class="function"> <dt id="macostools.copy"> <tt class="descclassname">macostools.</tt><tt class="descname">copy</tt><big>(</big><em>src</em>, <em>dst</em><span class="optional">[</span>, <em>createpath</em><span class="optional">[</span>, <em>copytimes</em><span class="optional">]</span><span class="optional">]</span><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#macostools.copy" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Copy file <em>src</em> to <em>dst</em>. If <em>createpath</em> is non-zero the folders leading to <em>dst</em> are created if necessary. The method copies data and resource fork and some finder information (creator, type, flags) and optionally the creation, modification and backup times (default is to copy them). Custom icons, comments and icon position are not copied.</p> <div class="admonition note"> <p class="first admonition-title">Note</p> <p class="last">This function does not work in 64-bit code because it uses APIs that are not available in 64-bit mode.</p> </div> </dd></dl> <dl class="function"> <dt id="macostools.copytree"> <tt class="descclassname">macostools.</tt><tt class="descname">copytree</tt><big>(</big><em>src</em>, <em>dst</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#macostools.copytree" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Recursively copy a file tree from <em>src</em> to <em>dst</em>, creating folders as needed. <em>src</em> and <em>dst</em> should be specified as pathnames.</p> <div class="admonition note"> <p class="first admonition-title">Note</p> <p class="last">This function does not work in 64-bit code because it uses APIs that are not available in 64-bit mode.</p> </div> </dd></dl> <dl class="function"> <dt id="macostools.mkalias"> <tt class="descclassname">macostools.</tt><tt class="descname">mkalias</tt><big>(</big><em>src</em>, <em>dst</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#macostools.mkalias" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Create a finder alias <em>dst</em> pointing to <em>src</em>.</p> <div class="admonition note"> <p class="first admonition-title">Note</p> <p class="last">This function does not work in 64-bit code because it uses APIs that are not available in 64-bit mode.</p> </div> </dd></dl> <dl class="function"> <dt id="macostools.touched"> <tt class="descclassname">macostools.</tt><tt class="descname">touched</tt><big>(</big><em>dst</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#macostools.touched" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Tell the finder that some bits of finder-information such as creator or type for file <em>dst</em> has changed. The file can be specified by pathname or fsspec. This call should tell the finder to redraw the files icon.</p> <p class="deprecated"> <span class="versionmodified">Deprecated since version 2.6: </span>The function is a no-op on OS X.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="data"> <dt id="macostools.BUFSIZ"> <tt class="descclassname">macostools.</tt><tt class="descname">BUFSIZ</tt><a class="headerlink" href="#macostools.BUFSIZ" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>The buffer size for <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">copy</span></tt>, default 1 megabyte.</p> </dd></dl> <p>Note that the process of creating finder aliases is not specified in the Apple documentation. Hence, aliases created with <a class="reference internal" href="#macostools.mkalias" title="macostools.mkalias"><tt class="xref py py-func docutils literal"><span class="pre">mkalias()</span></tt></a> could conceivably have incompatible behaviour in some cases.</p> </div> <div class="section" id="module-findertools"> <span id="findertools-the-finder-s-apple-events-interface"></span><h1>36.4. <a class="reference internal" href="#module-findertools" title="findertools: Wrappers around the finder's Apple Events interface. (Mac)"><tt class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">findertools</span></tt></a> — The <strong class="program">finder</strong>‘s Apple Events interface<a class="headerlink" href="#module-findertools" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1> <p id="index-0">This module contains routines that give Python programs access to some functionality provided by the finder. They are implemented as wrappers around the AppleEvent interface to the finder.</p> <p>All file and folder parameters can be specified either as full pathnames, or as <tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">FSRef</span></tt> or <tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">FSSpec</span></tt> objects.</p> <p>The <a class="reference internal" href="#module-findertools" title="findertools: Wrappers around the finder's Apple Events interface. (Mac)"><tt class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">findertools</span></tt></a> module defines the following functions:</p> <dl class="function"> <dt id="findertools.launch"> <tt class="descclassname">findertools.</tt><tt class="descname">launch</tt><big>(</big><em>file</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#findertools.launch" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Tell the finder to launch <em>file</em>. What launching means depends on the file: applications are started, folders are opened and documents are opened in the correct application.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="function"> <dt id="findertools.Print"> <tt class="descclassname">findertools.</tt><tt class="descname">Print</tt><big>(</big><em>file</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#findertools.Print" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Tell the finder to print a file. The behaviour is identical to selecting the file and using the print command in the finder’s file menu.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="function"> <dt id="findertools.copy"> <tt class="descclassname">findertools.</tt><tt class="descname">copy</tt><big>(</big><em>file</em>, <em>destdir</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#findertools.copy" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Tell the finder to copy a file or folder <em>file</em> to folder <em>destdir</em>. The function returns an <tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">Alias</span></tt> object pointing to the new file.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="function"> <dt id="findertools.move"> <tt class="descclassname">findertools.</tt><tt class="descname">move</tt><big>(</big><em>file</em>, <em>destdir</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#findertools.move" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Tell the finder to move a file or folder <em>file</em> to folder <em>destdir</em>. The function returns an <tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">Alias</span></tt> object pointing to the new file.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="function"> <dt id="findertools.sleep"> <tt class="descclassname">findertools.</tt><tt class="descname">sleep</tt><big>(</big><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#findertools.sleep" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Tell the finder to put the Macintosh to sleep, if your machine supports it.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="function"> <dt id="findertools.restart"> <tt class="descclassname">findertools.</tt><tt class="descname">restart</tt><big>(</big><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#findertools.restart" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Tell the finder to perform an orderly restart of the machine.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="function"> <dt id="findertools.shutdown"> <tt class="descclassname">findertools.</tt><tt class="descname">shutdown</tt><big>(</big><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#findertools.shutdown" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Tell the finder to perform an orderly shutdown of the machine.</p> </dd></dl> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sphinxsidebar"> <div class="sphinxsidebarwrapper"> <h3><a href="../contents.html">Table Of Contents</a></h3> <ul> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#">36.3. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">macostools</span></tt> — Convenience routines for file manipulation</a></li> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#module-findertools">36.4. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">findertools</span></tt> — The <strong class="program">finder</strong>‘s Apple Events interface</a></li> </ul> <h4>Previous topic</h4> <p class="topless"><a href="macos.html" title="previous chapter">36.2. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">MacOS</span></tt> — Access to Mac OS interpreter features</a></p> <h4>Next topic</h4> <p class="topless"><a href="easydialogs.html" title="next chapter">36.5. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">EasyDialogs</span></tt> — Basic Macintosh dialogs</a></p> <h3>This Page</h3> <ul class="this-page-menu"> <li><a href="../bugs.html">Report a Bug</a></li> <li><a href="../_sources/library/macostools.txt" rel="nofollow">Show Source</a></li> </ul> <div id="searchbox" style="display: none"> <h3>Quick search</h3> <form class="search" action="../search.html" method="get"> <input type="text" name="q" /> <input type="submit" value="Go" /> <input type="hidden" name="check_keywords" value="yes" /> <input type="hidden" name="area" value="default" /> </form> <p class="searchtip" style="font-size: 90%"> Enter search terms or a module, class or function name. </p> </div> <script type="text/javascript">$('#searchbox').show(0);</script> </div> </div> <div class="clearer"></div> </div> <div class="related"> <h3>Navigation</h3> <ul> <li class="right" style="margin-right: 10px"> <a href="../genindex.html" title="General Index" >index</a></li> <li class="right" > <a href="../py-modindex.html" title="Python Module Index" >modules</a> |</li> <li class="right" > <a href="easydialogs.html" title="36.5. 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