python / python/cpython

win_add2path.py does not add user site directory

Open
#71,883 1 comment 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

OS-windows type-bug
Dominant language
Python
Stars
77.2k
Forks
36k
PR merge metrics
PR metrics pending

Description

BPO 27696
Nosy @pfmoore, @tjguk, @zware, @zooba, @altendky
Files
  • win_add2path.patch
  • Note: these values reflect the state of the issue at the time it was migrated and might not reflect the current state.

    Show more details

    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
    closed_at = None
    created_at = <Date 2016-08-05.21:31:26.129>
    labels = ['type-bug', 'OS-windows']
    title = 'win_add2path.py does not add user site directory'
    updated_at = <Date 2016-08-06.07:35:18.905>
    user = 'https://github.com/altendky'
    

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2016-08-06.07:35:18.905>
    actor = 'SilentGhost'
    assignee = 'none'
    closed = False
    closed_date = None
    closer = None
    components = ['Demos and Tools', 'Windows']
    creation = <Date 2016-08-05.21:31:26.129>
    creator = 'altendky'
    dependencies = []
    files = ['44028']
    hgrepos = []
    issue_num = 27696
    keywords = ['patch']
    message_count = 1.0
    messages = ['272060']
    nosy_count = 5.0
    nosy_names = ['paul.moore', 'tim.golden', 'zach.ware', 'steve.dower', 'altendky']
    pr_nums = []
    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = None
    stage = 'patch review'
    status = 'open'
    superseder = None
    type = 'behavior'
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue27696'
    versions = ['Python 3.5']
    

    Contributor guide

    Open the contributing guide

    First steps

    1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
    2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
    3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
    4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

    Research direction

    Start with the win_add2path.py utility and review the linked win_add2path.patch. Reproduce or inspect its Windows path updates, focusing on whether the user site directory is included; done means the utility adds that directory without breaking its existing path behavior.

    Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

    Assessment

    Tech stack
    python
    Domain
    operating-systems, tooling
    Issue type
    Bug
    Difficulty
    2/5
    Estimated time
    1-3 hours
    Activity status
    Stale
    Clarity
    Mostly clear
    Newbie friendliness
    35/100

    Get new issues in your inbox

    A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.