Why is there no os.copy() under the standard os module?

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Python's os module has .remove, .rename, and other file-related functions.

Why is there no support for .copy?

I found how to copy a file in Python? and it seems shutil is the go-to library.

I was wondering about the process that led to the decision not to include a basic file copy in os

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The os module was designed to hold OS-level functionality, and "copy" isn't OS-level functionality. Stuff like os.remove, os.rename, etc. correspond to low-level filesystem operations, while "copy" is a much higher-level operation.

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