[Tutor] Python suddenly finding ".DS_Store" files in folder

[Chris Lott]

Alan Gauld wrote:

> Nope, nor do Microsoft tell you about all the crud they write to
> the registry or about the "hidden" files they use in the C:\ root
> directory. Every OS uses hidden or special files to do its job,
> provided the ordinary user doesn't uncover the gory details thats
> fine.

True enough, but there isn't a hidden file for EVERY file and/or 
directory in these other cases, whereas all the ._* and .DS_Store (for 
that matter, why can't it all be stored in .DS_Store and get rid of the 
._* files), one of the former per file and one of the latter in 
seemingly every directory gets pretty annoying.

>>I think I might want to take another look at Yellow Dog Linux...
> 
> 
> What makes you think it would be any different? listdir will still
> show hidden files there too, its not the OS its the way the function
> is defined to work.

I'm surprised that the .DS_Store file is even needed on the the Mac OS-- 
why not have this all packed away in the resource fork somehow?

The real problem I have are OSs that are not smart enough to get rid of 
unnecessary items when transferring to different filesystems...

c
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