Provide a better error message when the file path is too long on Windows
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Description
| BPO | 27729 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @brettcannon, @pfmoore, @tjguk, @zware, @eryksun, @zooba, @ZackerySpytz |
| PRs |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2016-08-10.22:59:55.783>
labels = ['type-bug', 'OS-windows']
title = 'Provide a better error message when the file path is too long on Windows'
updated_at = <Date 2020-06-13.00:13:26.237>
user = 'https://github.com/brettcannon'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2020-06-13.00:13:26.237>
actor = 'eryksun'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Windows']
creation = <Date 2016-08-10.22:59:55.783>
creator = 'brett.cannon'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 27729
keywords = ['patch']
message_count = 4.0
messages = ['272382', '272383', '272427', '371429']
nosy_count = 7.0
nosy_names = ['brett.cannon', 'paul.moore', 'tim.golden', 'zach.ware', 'eryksun', 'steve.dower', 'ZackerySpytz']
pr_nums = ['20844']
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'patch review'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue27729'
versions = []
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- 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
Review the Windows component and the historical discussion for BPO 27729 first, then inspect the existing python/cpython#20844 pull request. Done means the reported error for an overlong Windows file path is more informative and the relevant behavior is covered by the pull request's changes.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100