[issue12191] Add shutil.chown to allow to use user and group name (and not only uid/gid)

[Éric Araujo]

Éric Araujo <merwok at netwok.org> added the comment:

The python-dev discussion talked about chowntree vs. os.walk:
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2011-May/111667.html
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2011-May/111673.html
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2011-May/111674.html

I find those arguments of convenience and precedent convincing.

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