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7.1 FSSpec objects 
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<dl><dt><b><a name="l2h-101"><tt class=member>data</tt></a></b>
<dd>
The raw data from the FSSpec object, suitable for passing
to other applications, for instance.
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<dl><dt><b><a name="l2h-102"><tt class=method>as_pathname</tt></a></b> ()
<dd>
Return the full pathname of the file described by the FSSpec
object.
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<dl><dt><b><a name="l2h-103"><tt class=method>as_tuple</tt></a></b> ()
<dd>
Return the <tt>(<var>wdRefNum</var>, <var>parID</var>, <var>name</var>)</tt> tuple of
the file described by the FSSpec object.
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<dl><dt><b><a name="l2h-104"><tt class=method>NewAlias</tt></a></b> (<big>[</big><var>file</var><big>]</big>)
<dd>
Create an Alias object pointing to the file described by this
FSSpec. If the optional <var>file</var> parameter is present the alias
will be relative to that file, otherwise it will be absolute.
</dl>

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<dl><dt><b><a name="l2h-105"><tt class=method>NewAliasMinimal</tt></a></b> ()
<dd>
Create a minimal alias pointing to this file.
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<dl><dt><b><a name="l2h-106"><tt class=method>GetCreatorType</tt></a></b> ()
<dd>
Return the 4-character creator and type of the file.
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<dl><dt><b><a name="l2h-107"><tt class=method>SetCreatorType</tt></a></b> (<var>creator, type</var>)
<dd>
Set the 4-character creator and type of the file.
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<dl><dt><b><a name="l2h-108"><tt class=method>GetFInfo</tt></a></b> ()
<dd>
Return a FInfo object describing the finder info for the file.
</dl>

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<dl><dt><b><a name="l2h-109"><tt class=method>SetFInfo</tt></a></b> (<var>finfo</var>)
<dd>
Set the finder info for the file to the values given as <var>finfo</var>
(an FInfo object).
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<dl><dt><b><a name="l2h-110"><tt class=method>GetDates</tt></a></b> ()
<dd>
Return a tuple with three floating point values representing the
creation date, modification date and backup date of the file.
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<dl><dt><b><a name="l2h-111"><tt class=method>SetDates</tt></a></b> (<var>crdate, moddate, backupdate</var>)
<dd>
Set the creation, modification and backup date of the file. The values
are in the standard floating point format used for times throughout
Python.
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