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os.path.samefile fails on windows network drive

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Description

BPO 31468
Nosy @pfmoore, @tjguk, @zware, @zooba

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2017-09-14.12:12:08.965>
labels = ['type-bug', 'OS-windows']
title = 'os.path.samefile fails on windows network drive'
updated_at = <Date 2017-09-14.12:12:08.965>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/DanielSauer'

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activity = <Date 2017-09-14.12:12:08.965>
actor = 'Daniel Sauer'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Windows']
creation = <Date 2017-09-14.12:12:08.965>
creator = 'Daniel Sauer'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 31468
keywords = []
message_count = 1.0
messages = ['302170']
nosy_count = 5.0
nosy_names = ['paul.moore', 'tim.golden', 'zach.ware', 'steve.dower', 'Daniel Sauer']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue31468'
versions = ['Python 3.5']

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Research direction

Start at the os.path.samefile entry point and reproduce the failure on a Windows network drive. Determine the expected same-file behavior from the existing implementation and verify the fix with a regression test covering that environment.

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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
35/100

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