+ def write_xattr(path, key, value):
+ try:
+ xattr.set(path, key, value)
+ except EnvironmentError as e:
+ raise XAttrMetadataError(e.errno, e.strerror)
+
+ except ImportError:
+ if compat_os_name == 'nt':
+ # Write xattrs to NTFS Alternate Data Streams:
+ # http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTFS#Alternate_data_streams_.28ADS.29
+ def write_xattr(path, key, value):
+ assert ':' not in key
+ assert os.path.exists(path)
+
+ ads_fn = path + ':' + key
+ try:
+ with open(ads_fn, 'wb') as f:
+ f.write(value)
+ except EnvironmentError as e:
+ raise XAttrMetadataError(e.errno, e.strerror)
+ else:
+ user_has_setfattr = check_executable('setfattr', ['--version'])
+ user_has_xattr = check_executable('xattr', ['-h'])