os.symlink: FileExistsError shows wrong message
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| BPO | 29657 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @larryhastings, @serhiy-storchaka, @eryksun, @sayanchowdhury, @zhangyangyu, @andrewnester, @Miserlou, @Jongy, @kamilturek |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2017-02-26.08:52:24.286>
labels = ['interpreter-core', 'type-bug', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10', 'extension-modules']
title = 'os.symlink: FileExistsError shows wrong message'
updated_at = <Date 2021-05-01.14:08:17.914>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/wrohdewald'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2021-05-01.14:08:17.914>
actor = 'Yonatan Goldschmidt'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Extension Modules', 'Interpreter Core']
creation = <Date 2017-02-26.08:52:24.286>
creator = 'wrohdewald'
dependencies = []
files = ['46671']
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 29657
keywords = []
message_count = 12.0
messages = ['288591', '288592', '288906', '288936', '288947', '288963', '288971', '289064', '296270', '296273', '330827', '392598']
nosy_count = 10.0
nosy_names = ['larry', 'wrohdewald', 'serhiy.storchaka', 'eryksun', 'sayanchowdhury', 'xiang.zhang', 'andrewnester', 'miserlou', 'Yonatan Goldschmidt', 'kamilturek']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue29657'
versions = ['Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10']
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
Start by running the attached x.py and inspect the FileExistsError message produced by os.symlink when the destination already exists. Trace the relevant os.symlink implementation and existing exception tests, then confirm that the reported message accurately describes the failure and that the regression is covered by a test.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100