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Moshe Zadka <mzadka@geocities.com>:

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Document new method in shutil (copyfileobj).
Minor clarification by Fred.
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Fred Drake 2000-07-31 15:45:46 +00:00
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@ -23,6 +23,15 @@ file type and creator codes will not be correct.
it will be replaced, otherwise it will be created. it will be replaced, otherwise it will be created.
\end{funcdesc} \end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{copyfileobj}{fsrc, fdst\optional{, length}}
Copy the contents of the file-like object \var{fsrc} to the
file-like object \var{fdst}. The integer \var{length}, if given,
is the buffer size. In particular, a negative \var{length} value
means to copy the data without looping over the source data in
chunks; by default the data is read in chunks to avoid uncontrolled
memory consumption.
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{copymode}{src, dst} \begin{funcdesc}{copymode}{src, dst}
Copy the permission bits from \var{src} to \var{dst}. The file Copy the permission bits from \var{src} to \var{dst}. The file
contents, owner, and group are unaffected. contents, owner, and group are unaffected.