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#4478: document that copyfile() can raise Error.

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Georg Brandl 2008-12-05 15:32:29 +00:00
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@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ copying and removal. For operations on individual files, see also the
Copy the contents (no metadata) of the file named *src* to a file named *dst*.
*dst* must be the complete target file name; look at :func:`copy` for a copy that
accepts a target directory path.
accepts a target directory path. If *src* and *dst* are the same files,
:exc:`Error` is raised.
The destination location must be writable; otherwise, an :exc:`IOError` exception
will be raised. If *dst* already exists, it will be replaced. Special files
such as character or block devices and pipes cannot be copied with this