Comments on: Bash – Check if Directory Writable http://linux.subogero.com/577/bash-check-if-directory-writable/ #!/bin/bash Sun, 28 Dec 2014 22:29:39 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: subogero http://linux.subogero.com/577/bash-check-if-directory-writable/comment-page-1/#comment-117 subogero Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:19:41 +0000 http://linux.subogero.com/?p=577#comment-117 <a href="#comment-114" rel="nofollow">@gergo </a> One has to admit, even a toddler can read Python. And it beats the Bourne Again Shell even in Jack Rabbit Slim's world famous Number-Of-Lines contest. By eleven to one, Ladies and Gentlemen. Still, I just can't suppress an odd sympathy towards old bash. I must be religiously prejudiced. @gergo
One has to admit, even a toddler can read Python.
And it beats the Bourne Again Shell even in Jack Rabbit Slim’s world famous Number-Of-Lines contest. By eleven to one, Ladies and Gentlemen.

Still, I just can’t suppress an odd sympathy towards old bash. I must be religiously prejudiced.

]]> By: gergo http://linux.subogero.com/577/bash-check-if-directory-writable/comment-page-1/#comment-114 gergo Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:08:26 +0000 http://linux.subogero.com/?p=577#comment-114 <pre> #!/usr/bin/python from sys import argv from tempfile import TemporaryFile try: t = TemporaryFile(dir=argv[1]) t.write('foo') t.close() except OSError: print 'Nearp!' else: print 'Yearp!' </pre> #!/usr/bin/python from sys import argv from tempfile import TemporaryFile try: t = TemporaryFile(dir=argv[1]) t.write('foo') t.close() except OSError: print 'Nearp!' else: print 'Yearp!' ]]>