[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Lib shutil.py,1.32,1.33

jlgijsbers at users.sourceforge.net jlgijsbers at users.sourceforge.net
Thu Oct 7 23:10:13 CEST 2004


Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Lib
In directory sc8-pr-cvs1.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv31268

Modified Files:
	shutil.py 
Log Message:
Rewrite rmtree using os.walk to fix bug #1025127:

The shutils.rmtree() implementation uses an excessive amount of memory when
deleting large directory hierarchies. Before actually deleting any files, it
builds up a list of (function, filename) tuples for all the files that it is
going to remove.


Index: shutil.py
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Lib/shutil.py,v
retrieving revision 1.32
retrieving revision 1.33
diff -u -d -r1.32 -r1.33
--- shutil.py	14 Aug 2004 14:51:01 -0000	1.32
+++ shutil.py	7 Oct 2004 21:10:08 -0000	1.33
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@
     if errors:
         raise Error, errors
 
+def _raise_err(err):
+    raise err
+
 def rmtree(path, ignore_errors=False, onerror=None):
     """Recursively delete a directory tree.
 
@@ -134,12 +137,20 @@
     onerror is set, it is called to handle the error; otherwise, an
     exception is raised.
     """
-    cmdtuples = []
+    # This strange way of calling functions is necessary to keep the onerror
+    # argument working. Maybe sys._getframe hackery would work as well, but
+    # this is simple.
+    func = os.listdir
     arg = path
     try:
-        func = os.listdir # Make sure it isn't unset
-        _build_cmdtuple(path, cmdtuples)
-        for func, arg in cmdtuples:
+        for (dirpath, dirnames, filenames) in os.walk(path, topdown=False,
+                                                      onerror=_raise_err):
+            for filename in filenames:
+                func = os.remove
+                arg = os.path.join(dirpath, filename)
+                func(arg)
+            func = os.rmdir
+            arg = dirpath
             func(arg)
     except OSError:
         exc = sys.exc_info()
@@ -150,17 +161,6 @@
         else:
             raise exc[0], (exc[1][0], exc[1][1] + ' removing '+arg)
 
-# Helper for rmtree()
-def _build_cmdtuple(path, cmdtuples):
-    for f in os.listdir(path):
-        real_f = os.path.join(path,f)
-        if os.path.isdir(real_f) and not os.path.islink(real_f):
-            _build_cmdtuple(real_f, cmdtuples)
-        else:
-            cmdtuples.append((os.remove, real_f))
-    cmdtuples.append((os.rmdir, path))
-
-
 def move(src, dst):
     """Recursively move a file or directory to another location.
 



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