Windows : path related functions crash with unicode special characters
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- Python
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Description
the behavior of os.listdir implementation in Windows systems leads to errors in the returned paths
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the Windows os.listdir failure with paths containing Unicode special characters, then inspect the implementation that returns those paths. Done means path-related functions no longer error and return usable paths for the reported characters; the issue does not name a test file.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100