mutapath.Path.copying¶
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Path.
copying
(lock=True, timeout=1, method: Callable[[Path, Path], Path] = <function copy>)[source]¶ Create a copying context for this immutable path. The external value is only changed if the copying succeeds.
- Parameters
timeout – the timeout in seconds how long the lock file should be acquired
lock – if the source file should be locked as long as this context is open
method – an alternative method that copies the path and returns the new path (e.g., shutil.copy2)
- Example
>>> with Path('/home/doe/folder/a.txt').copying() as mut: ... mut.stem = "b" Path('/home/doe/folder/b.txt')