martin v löwis qpnyslvloewisde dont know compelling dirread plan 9 call get directory listing httpplan9belllabscommagicman2html2dirread returns subset entries directory effectively acts iterator operating system apis read directories work way plan 9 unique listing network shared file system iterator version listdir could result less network traffic depending entry looking dont know nfs think general would win network file systems terms efficiency still guidos question stands actual use case would want stop earlier even glob still need read end directory regards martin _______________________________________________ python3000 mailing list smsbmo9552pythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopython3000 unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspython3000python300040tangomucom fri 08 aug 2008 063938 0200 python3000 removal ospathwalk