Update shutil to work with max file path length on Windows
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| BPO | 27730 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @brettcannon, @pfmoore, @tjguk, @zware, @eryksun, @zooba |
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assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2016-08-10.23:02:05.599>
labels = ['OS-windows']
title = 'Update shutil to work with max file path length on Windows'
updated_at = <Date 2016-08-12.12:17:45.636>
user = 'https://github.com/brettcannon'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2016-08-12.12:17:45.636>
actor = 'eryksun'
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components = ['Windows']
creation = <Date 2016-08-10.23:02:05.599>
creator = 'brett.cannon'
dependencies = []
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issue_num = 27730
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message_count = 5.0
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url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue27730'
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue identifies shutil and Windows maximum path lengths but names no files or tests. Start by locating shutil's Windows path-handling code and checking how its file operations behave with maximum-length paths. Done means the affected operations work on Windows for those paths and have regression coverage.
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
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100