view tests/svn-safe-append.py @ 32640:aeac3cbcbbc1

py3: use dict.update() instead of constructing lists and adding them

dict.items() returned a list on Python 2 and whereas on Python 3 it returns a
view object. So we required a work around. Using dict.update() is better then
constructing lists as it should save us on gc churns.

#!/usr/bin/env python

from __future__ import absolute_import

__doc__ = """Same as `echo a >> b`, but ensures a changed mtime of b.
Without this svn will not detect workspace changes."""

import os
import sys

text = sys.argv[1]
fname = sys.argv[2]

f = open(fname, "ab")
try:
    before = os.fstat(f.fileno()).st_mtime
    f.write(text)
    f.write("\n")
finally:
    f.close()
inc = 1
now = os.stat(fname).st_mtime
while now == before:
    t = now + inc
    inc += 1
    os.utime(fname, (t, t))
    now = os.stat(fname).st_mtime