is anyone using return_folders in tools.Walk()?
Ryan Barrett <pyblosxom-6sb6M7qyT/[email protected]>
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hi all! is anyone using the optional return_folders parameter in the tools.Walk() function? i'm considering a non-backward compatible change. i found a couple uses on the web, beloq, and i've cc'ed their authors. i figured i'd check here too. return_folders defaults to false, which returns only files. if it's set to true, only directories are returned. i'm planning to extend it so that both files and directories can be returned. that's possible now by calling Walk twice, but that stats all of the directories and folders twice, which is inefficient. if you don't use a filestat cache, it can be noticeable on large sites. i'm considering adding an optional return_files parameter, defaulting to true. callers could set return_files and return_folders independently to control whether files, directories, or both are returned. the incompatibility would only affect code that calls tools.Walk() with return_folders=True (or 1). currently, it returns only directories. with this change, it would return both files and directories. so far, i've only found one plugin, pylists, that does this. i've cc'ed its author. regardless, let me know if you have any concerns! current uses: http://persson.cx/pyblosxom/code/pyblosxom/pylists.html http://copia.ogbuji.net/files/latest_comments.py -Ryan -- http://snarfed.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/