DOC BUG: os.chdir() (was Re: Simple Qu: Changing directory)

[Fred L. Drake]

Aahz Maruch writes:
 > Given that one of Python's goals is to be accessible to non-CS geeks,
 > os.chdir() and os.getcwd() *must* be documented in the section dealing
 > with files and directories.  As I said originally, I think a reasonable
 > compromise is to leave the process parameter docs alone and add a
 > pointer to that area in the files & directories docs (possibly with an
 > explanation of why they are documented somewhere else).

Tim Peters writes:
 > They don't have to be moved, provided they're also mentioned where people
 > first look <wink>.  The notion that the current directory is "a process
 > table thing" is a bit Unix-centric, and e.g. a Windows person is more likely
 > to think of it as "a directory" first.

  Well, after long consideration and a quick check the Guido, it turns 
out that Guido thinks they should be moved to the "Files and
Directories" section.  Since I disagree, I've contacted several local
bus companies to help in steering the course of future Python
development.  Fortunately for Guido, bus drivers don't like those late 
night jobs, so....
  I'm going to move the descriptions to the "Files and Directories"
and add a link from "Process Parameters" to the actual descriptions.
  Now, I'm going to start saving up for a bus of my own.  Harumph.  ;-)


  -Fred

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