Remove all references to posixpath; only refer to os.path.

Formalize the xstat() documentation.
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Fred Drake 1999-02-01 20:19:38 +00:00
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@ -40,18 +40,15 @@ The following modules are documented here:
\section{\module{mac} ---
Similar interfaces to the \module{posix} module.}
Implementations for the \module{os} module}
\declaremodule{builtin}{mac}
\modulesynopsis{Similar interfaces to the \module{posix} module.}
\modulesynopsis{Implementations for the \module{os} module.}
This module provides a subset of the operating system dependent
functionality provided by the optional built-in module \module{posix}.
It is best accessed through the more portable standard module
\module{os}.
\refbimodindex{posix}
\refstmodindex{os}
This module implements the operating system dependent functionality
provided by the standard module \module{os}\refstmodindex{os}. It is
best accessed through the \module{os} module.
The following functions are available in this module:
\function{chdir()},
@ -74,25 +71,25 @@ as well as the exception \exception{error}. Note that the times
returned by \function{stat()} are floating-point values, like all time
values in MacPython.
One additional function is available: \function{xstat()}. This function
returns the same information as \function{stat()}, but with three extra
values appended: the size of the resource fork of the file and its
4-character creator and type.
One additional function is available:
\begin{funcdesc}{xstat}{path}
This function returns the same information as \function{stat()}, but
with three additional values appended: the size of the resource fork
of the file and its 4-character creator and type.
\end{funcdesc}
\section{\module{macpath} ---
MacOS path manipulation functions.}
MacOS path manipulation functions}
\declaremodule{standard}{macpath}
\modulesynopsis{MacOS path manipulation functions.}
This module provides a subset of the pathname manipulation functions
available from the optional standard module \module{posixpath}. It is
best accessed through the more portable standard module \module{os}, as
\code{os.path}.
\refstmodindex{posixpath}
\refstmodindex{os}
This module is the Macintosh implementation of the \module{os.path}
module. It is most portably accessed as \module{os.path}.
\refstmodindex{os.path}
The following functions are available in this module:
\function{normcase()},
@ -104,5 +101,5 @@ The following functions are available in this module:
\function{isfile()},
\function{walk()},
\function{exists()}.
For other functions available in \module{posixpath} dummy counterparts
For other functions available in \module{os.path} dummy counterparts
are available.