Python Feature Request: (?) Group all file-directory-related stdlib functions in one place

[faulkner]

On Apr 14, 6:30 am, samj... at gmail.com wrote:
> Please check for sanity and approve for posting at python-dev.
>
> Currently file-directory-related functionality in the Python standard
> library is scattered among various modules such as shutil, os,
> dircache etc. So I request that the functions be gathered and
> consolidated at one place. Some may need renaming to avoid conflicts
> or for clarification.

checkout the py3k svn branch and submit a patch [extending or
conforming to pep355] to python-dev.