GH-73991: Prune `pathlib.Path.copy()` and `copy_into()` arguments (#123337)
Remove *ignore* and *on_error* arguments from `pathlib.Path.copy[_into]()`, because these arguments are under-designed. Specifically: - *ignore* is appropriated from `shutil.copytree()`, but it's not clear how it should apply when the user copies a non-directory. We've changed the callback signature from the `shutil` version, but I'm not confident the new signature is as good as it can be. - *on_error* is a generalisation of `shutil.copytree()`'s error handling, which is to accumulate exceptions and raise a single `shutil.Error` at the end. It's not obvious which solution is better. Additionally, this arguments may be challenging to implement in future user subclasses of `PathBase`, which might utilise a native recursive copying method.
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Barney Gale committed
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on 8/26/2024, 4:05:34 PM