shutil.copy2 raises OSError if filesystem doesn't support chmod

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Issue type
Bug
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Needs clarification
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Tech stack
python
Domain
tooling

Research direction

Start at the shutil.copy2 entry point and review the behavior described in the issue, then inspect the existing PRs #13765 and #16102. Done means resolving the documented or implemented behavior when the filesystem does not support chmod, with the relevant library documentation or behavior updated accordingly.

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3.8 (EOL) 3.9 (EOL) stdlib
BPO 26468
Nosy @ericvsmith, @matrixise, @miss-islington
PRs
  • python/cpython#13765
  • python/cpython#16102
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created_at = <Date 2016-03-02.09:21:59.818>
labels = ['3.8', 'library', '3.9', 'docs']
title = "shutil.copy2 raises OSError if filesystem doesn't support chmod"
updated_at = <Date 2019-09-13.13:43:37.527>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/VojtchPachol'

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issue_num = 26468
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resolution = None
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url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue26468'
versions = ['Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9']

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