Re: is anyone using return_folders in tools.Walk()?

On 7/5/07, Ryan Barrett <pyblosxom-6sb6M7qyT/[email protected]> wrote:
> 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.

Personally, I think Walk is a wart.  I'd like to remove it and replace
it with a get_entries and a get_categories or something along those
lines.  There's a note at the very bottom of the TODO regarding this
work.


> 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.

Are you sure about that?  I didn't think the stat'ing was done in
tools.Walk.  Walk will walk the directory tree twice, but I don't see
it stat'ing things.

/will

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