option to not follow symlinks when globbing
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Description
| BPO | 29475 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @ethanfurman, @o11c, @wimglenn |
| Files |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2017-02-07.21:26:15.742>
labels = ['type-feature', 'library']
title = 'option to not follow symlinks when globbing'
updated_at = <Date 2017-09-12.23:05:45.646>
user = 'https://github.com/o11c'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2017-09-12.23:05:45.646>
actor = 'wim.glenn'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2017-02-07.21:26:15.742>
creator = 'o11c'
dependencies = []
files = ['46566']
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 29475
keywords = ['patch']
message_count = 3.0
messages = ['287256', '287279', '302002']
nosy_count = 3.0
nosy_names = ['ethan.furman', 'o11c', 'wim.glenn']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue29475'
versions = ['Python 3.6']
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Review the referenced python-glob-symlink.diff and the current glob.glob and glob.iglob entry points. Determine the intended behavior for an option that prevents following symlinks, then verify the completed change with coverage for both globbing functions and symlinked paths.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100