[ python-Bugs-1693753 ] Portability issue: os.rename behaves differently on win32

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Bugs item #1693753, was opened at 2007-04-03 12:17
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Category: Python Library
Group: Platform-specific
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: cs_ (cs_)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
>Summary: Portability issue: os.rename behaves differently on win32

Initial Comment:
os.rename(src, dst) fails on Windows if dst already exist and regular file. On Unixes, it does not fail, and silently overwrites dst. It's better to use MoveFileEx(src, dst, MOVEFILE_REPLACE_EXISTING) when moving regular files under Win32 to make it behave consistent way.

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