File.dup

Duplicates a #GFile handle. This operation does not duplicate the actual file or directory represented by the #GFile; see [gio.file.File.copy] if attempting to copy a file.

[gio.file.File.dup] is useful when a second handle is needed to the same underlying file, for use in a separate thread (#GFile is not thread-safe). For use within the same thread, use [gobject.object.ObjectWrap.ref_] to increment the existing object’s reference count.

This call does no blocking I/O.