From f51ed04c663417f88e10eeb21dad23250358bafa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stanley <46876382+slateny@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 20 May 2022 15:25:39 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] gh-72073: Add Windows case in pathlib.rename (GH-93002) #72073 https://docs.python.org/3.12/library/pathlib.html#pathlib.Path.rename --- Doc/library/pathlib.rst | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Doc/library/pathlib.rst b/Doc/library/pathlib.rst index d45e7aa84b28..cda2cc83225e 100644 --- a/Doc/library/pathlib.rst +++ b/Doc/library/pathlib.rst @@ -1021,8 +1021,9 @@ call fails (for example because the path doesn't exist). Rename this file or directory to the given *target*, and return a new Path instance pointing to *target*. On Unix, if *target* exists and is a file, - it will be replaced silently if the user has permission. *target* can be - either a string or another path object:: + it will be replaced silently if the user has permission. + On Windows, if *target* exists, :data:`FileExistsError` will be raised. + *target* can be either a string or another path object:: >>> p = Path('foo') >>> p.open('w').write('some text') -- 2.47.2