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shutil.copystat should (allow to) copy ownership, and other attributes

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Description

BPO 30044
Nosy @giampaolo, @tiran, @eryksun, @zooba, @RJ722, @davidmrdavid

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2017-04-11.15:42:33.777>
labels = ['easy', 'type-feature', 'library', '3.10']
title = 'shutil.copystat should (allow to) copy ownership, and other attributes'
updated_at = <Date 2021-03-17.21:44:21.597>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/noctiflore'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2021-03-17.21:44:21.597>
actor = 'steve.dower'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2017-04-11.15:42:33.777>
creator = 'noctiflore'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 30044
keywords = ['easy']
message_count = 10.0
messages = ['291499', '319373', '373445', '373471', '373998', '373999', '374044', '384469', '384510', '388971']
nosy_count = 7.0
nosy_names = ['giampaolo.rodola', 'christian.heimes', 'eryksun', 'steve.dower', 'noctiflore', 'RJ722', 'davidmrdavid']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'needs patch'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue30044'
versions = ['Python 3.10']

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Research direction

The issue names shutil.copystat but does not identify a source file or test. Start by locating that entry point in the standard library and determine the intended ownership and attribute-copying behavior; the change is complete only when the requested behavior and its cross-platform expectations are defined and covered.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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