view python/example/oswalktest.py @ 807:26786fae0703

this relies on a requirement that is not part of my (2.7.12) stdlib; i almost deleted it. instead, i will keep for fun and note the requirement for further research
author Jeff Hammel <k0scist@gmail.com>
date Fri, 28 Oct 2016 17:09:04 -0700
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import os
import shutil
import tempfile

tmpd = tempfile.mkdtemp()
try:
    sub = os.path.join(tmpd, 'sub')
    link = os.path.join(tmpd, 'link')
    subsub = os.path.join(sub, 'sub')
    os.makedirs(sub)
    os.symlink(tmpd, link)
    os.symlink(tmpd, subsub)

    for item in os.walk(tmpd, followlinks=True):
        print item
finally:
    shutil.rmtree(tmpd)