| \chapter{MACINTOSH ONLY} |
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| The modules in this chapter are available on the Apple Macintosh only. |
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| \section{Built-in module \sectcode{mac}} |
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| \bimodindex{mac} |
| This module provides a subset of the operating system dependent |
| functionality provided by the optional built-in module \code{posix}. |
| It is best accessed through the more portable standard module |
| \code{os}. |
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| The following functions are available in this module: |
| \code{chdir}, |
| \code{getcwd}, |
| \code{listdir}, |
| \code{mkdir}, |
| \code{rename}, |
| \code{rmdir}, |
| \code{stat}, |
| \code{sync}, |
| \code{unlink}, |
| as well as the exception \code{error}. |
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| \section{Standard module \sectcode{macpath}} |
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| \stmodindex{macpath} |
| This module provides a subset of the pathname manipulation functions |
| available from the optional standard module \code{posixpath}. It is |
| best accessed through the more portable standard module \code{os}, as |
| \code{os.path}. |
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| The following functions are available in this module: |
| \code{normcase}, |
| \code{isabs}, |
| \code{join}, |
| \code{split}, |
| \code{isdir}, |
| \code{isfile}, |
| \code{exists}. |