Raise an exception when src and dst refer to the same file via a hard link or a
symbolic link (bug #851123 / patch #854853, thanks Gregory Ball).
diff --git a/Lib/shutil.py b/Lib/shutil.py
index fde8c90..d361fa2 100644
--- a/Lib/shutil.py
+++ b/Lib/shutil.py
@@ -24,16 +24,22 @@
break
fdst.write(buf)
+def _samefile(src, dst):
+ # Macintosh, Unix.
+ if hasattr(os.path,'samefile'):
+ return os.path.samefile(src, dst)
+
+ # All other platforms: check for same pathname.
+ return (os.path.normcase(os.path.abspath(src)) ==
+ os.path.normcase(os.path.abspath(dst)))
def copyfile(src, dst):
"""Copy data from src to dst"""
+ if _samefile(src, dst):
+ raise Error, "`%s` and `%s` are the same file" % (src, dst)
+
fsrc = None
fdst = None
- # check for same pathname; all platforms
- _src = os.path.normcase(os.path.abspath(src))
- _dst = os.path.normcase(os.path.abspath(dst))
- if _src == _dst:
- return
try:
fsrc = open(src, 'rb')
fdst = open(dst, 'wb')