shutil
E431928
shutil is a Python standard library module that provides high-level file and directory operations such as copying, moving, and deleting files.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| shutil canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4325205 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: shutil Context triple: [Python standard library, includesModule, shutil]
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A.
rsync
rsync is a widely used open-source utility for fast, incremental file transfer and synchronization across local and remote systems.
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B.
Dolphin file manager
Dolphin file manager is KDE’s advanced, customizable file management application for Linux and other Unix-like systems, offering features like split views, tabs, and extensive plugin support.
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C.
Nemo file manager
Nemo file manager is the default graphical file management application for the Cinnamon desktop environment, offering a traditional, user-friendly interface with features like tabbed browsing and integrated file operations.
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D.
UFS
UFS (Unix File System) is a long-standing, robust file system widely used in Unix-like operating systems, particularly BSD variants, for organizing and managing data on disk.
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E.
SWAP
SWAP is a scientific instrument aboard NASA's New Horizons spacecraft designed to measure the solar wind and its interaction with Pluto’s atmosphere and the outer heliosphere.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: shutil Target entity description: shutil is a Python standard library module that provides high-level file and directory operations such as copying, moving, and deleting files.
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A.
rsync
rsync is a widely used open-source utility for fast, incremental file transfer and synchronization across local and remote systems.
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B.
Dolphin file manager
Dolphin file manager is KDE’s advanced, customizable file management application for Linux and other Unix-like systems, offering features like split views, tabs, and extensive plugin support.
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C.
Nemo file manager
Nemo file manager is the default graphical file management application for the Cinnamon desktop environment, offering a traditional, user-friendly interface with features like tabbed browsing and integrated file operations.
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D.
UFS
UFS (Unix File System) is a long-standing, robust file system widely used in Unix-like operating systems, particularly BSD variants, for organizing and managing data on disk.
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E.
SWAP
SWAP is a scientific instrument aboard NASA's New Horizons spacecraft designed to measure the solar wind and its interaction with Pluto’s atmosphere and the outer heliosphere.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Python standard library module ⓘ |
| abstractionLevel | high-level file operations ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Python file and directory management tools ⓘ |
| designedFor | cross-platform file operations ⓘ |
| documentationURL | https://docs.python.org/3/library/shutil.html ⓘ |
| introducedFor | convenient file and directory manipulation ⓘ |
| partOf | Python standard library ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | Python ⓘ |
| providesClass |
Error
ⓘ
ExecError ⓘ SameFileError ⓘ SpecialFileError ⓘ |
| providesFunction |
chown
ⓘ
copy ⓘ copy2 ⓘ copyfile ⓘ copyfileobj ⓘ copytree ⓘ disk_usage ⓘ get_archive_formats ⓘ get_unpack_formats ⓘ make_archive ⓘ move ⓘ rmtree ⓘ unpack_archive ⓘ which ⓘ |
| relatedTo | os module ⓘ |
| supportsOperation |
archive creation
ⓘ
archive extraction ⓘ directory copy ⓘ directory move ⓘ directory tree removal ⓘ disk usage querying ⓘ file copy ⓘ file delete via rmtree ⓘ file move ⓘ file ownership change ⓘ locating executables in PATH ⓘ |
| usedFor |
changing file metadata
ⓘ
copying directory trees ⓘ copying files ⓘ creating archives ⓘ extracting archives ⓘ measuring disk usage ⓘ moving directories ⓘ moving files ⓘ removing directory trees ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: shutil Description of subject: shutil is a Python standard library module that provides high-level file and directory operations such as copying, moving, and deleting files.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.