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System Integrity Protection breaks shutil.copystat()

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Description

BPO 32347
Nosy @ronaldoussoren, @giampaolo, @ned-deily, @rgov
PRs
  • python/cpython#4912
  • Note: these values reflect the state of the issue at the time it was migrated and might not reflect the current state.

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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
    closed_at = None
    created_at = <Date 2017-12-16.16:45:00.982>
    labels = ['OS-mac', 'type-bug']
    title = 'System Integrity Protection breaks shutil.copystat()'
    updated_at = <Date 2018-06-12.09:40:25.312>
    user = 'https://github.com/rgov'
    

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2018-06-12.09:40:25.312>
    actor = 'giampaolo.rodola'
    assignee = 'none'
    closed = False
    closed_date = None
    closer = None
    components = ['macOS']
    creation = <Date 2017-12-16.16:45:00.982>
    creator = 'Ryan Govostes'
    dependencies = []
    files = []
    hgrepos = []
    issue_num = 32347
    keywords = ['patch']
    message_count = 1.0
    messages = ['308479']
    nosy_count = 4.0
    nosy_names = ['ronaldoussoren', 'giampaolo.rodola', 'ned.deily', 'Ryan Govostes']
    pr_nums = ['4912']
    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = None
    stage = 'patch review'
    status = 'open'
    superseder = None
    type = 'behavior'
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue32347'
    versions = ['Python 3.6']
    

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    Research direction

    Start at Python's shutil.copystat() implementation and inspect pull request #4912 alongside the macOS System Integrity Protection behavior named in the issue. The payload names no file or test; completion would require resolving the reported macOS failure, with the existing pull request providing the available implementation context.

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    Assessment

    Tech stack
    macos, python
    Domain
    operating-systems
    Issue type
    Bug
    Difficulty
    4/5
    Estimated time
    3-5 days
    Activity status
    Stale
    Clarity
    Needs clarification
    Newbie friendliness
    15/100

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