mutapath.Path.moving
- Path.moving(lock=True, timeout=1, method: ~typing.Callable[[~os.PathLike, ~os.PathLike], str] = <function move>)[source]
Create a moving context for this immutable path. The external value is only changed if the moving 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 moves the path and returns the new path
- Example:
>>> with Path('/home/doe/folder/a.txt').moving() as mut: ... mut.stem = "b" Path('/home/doe/folder/b.txt')