Add dir_fd and follow_symlinks kwargs to os.listdir and os.scandir
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Description
| BPO | 27084 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @serhiy-storchaka |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
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created_at = <Date 2016-05-22.17:53:26.298>
labels = ['type-feature', 'library']
title = 'Add dir_fd and follow_symlinks kwargs to os.listdir and os.scandir'
updated_at = <Date 2016-05-22.22:25:35.138>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/abacabadabacaba'
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components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2016-05-22.17:53:26.298>
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issue_num = 27084
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messages = ['266091', '266099', '266105', '266109', '266113']
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priority = 'normal'
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stage = None
status = 'open'
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type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue27084'
versions = ['Python 3.6']
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading BPO issue 27084 and inspecting the existing os.listdir and os.scandir implementations and their current tests. The work is complete when both functions accept the requested dir_fd and follow_symlinks keyword arguments with documented, tested behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100