shutil_copymode.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

# in all these shutil examples
# it appears most of the imports aren't
# needed. why is this?
# for instance in both from ...* I receive error
# from pyflakes unable to detect undefined names
# My guess is these are needed on non UNIX systems idk
# or maybe a versioning diff
from shutil import *
from commands import *
import os

with open('file_to_change.txt', 'wt') as f:
    f.write('content')
os.chmod('file_to_change.txt', 0444)

print 'BEFORE:'
print getstatus('file_to_change.txt')
copymode('shutil_copymode.py', 'file_to_change.txt')
print 'AFTER :'
print getstatus('file_to_change.txt')