os.stat fails for file pending delete on Windows

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Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
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Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
operating-systems

Research direction

Start with the attached stat-bug.py test case and reproduce the failure on Windows for a file pending deletion. Then trace the os.stat implementation and its Windows-specific behavior. Done means the reported case succeeds and the test case is covered by a regression test.

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OS-windows stdlib
BPO 15556
Nosy @loewis, @pitrou, @tjguk, @jkloth, @briancurtin, @cjerdonek
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labels = ['library', 'OS-windows']
title = 'os.stat fails for file pending delete on Windows'
updated_at = <Date 2013-10-24.20:09:41.067>
user = 'https://github.com/jkloth'

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