john barham mgqfgosgmailcom tue apr 29 2008 842 pm guido van rossum wrote tue apr 29 2008 810 pm tim heaney wrote speaking late lobby iterator version oslistdir perhaps listdir would best name one httpwxidlesourceforgenetprojectsxlistdir think ought standard library moreover thing shouldnt oswalk use instead lists im sure see advantage iterator doubt ever enough memory hold contents single directory compelling use case dont know compelling dirread plan 9 call get directory listing httpplan9belllabscommagicman2html2dirread returns subset entries directory effectively acts iterator listing network shared file system iterator version listdir could result less network traffic depending entry looking dont know nfs think general would win network file systems terms efficiency john _______________________________________________ python3000 mailing list smsbmo9552pythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopython3000 unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspython3000python300040tangomucom thu 07 aug 2008 213955 0700 python3000 removal ospathwalk