shutil.rmtree fails if inner folder is open in Windows Explorer
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Description
| BPO | 33240 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @gpshead, @pfmoore, @giampaolo, @tjguk, @tarekziade, @zware, @eryksun, @zooba, @ofek |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2018-04-08.02:51:56.693>
labels = ['type-bug', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10', 'library', 'OS-windows']
title = 'shutil.rmtree fails if inner folder is open in Windows Explorer'
updated_at = <Date 2021-03-21.00:29:42.709>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/yuliu'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2021-03-21.00:29:42.709>
actor = 'eryksun'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)', 'Windows']
creation = <Date 2018-04-08.02:51:56.693>
creator = 'yuliu'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 33240
keywords = []
message_count = 14.0
messages = ['315077', '315078', '315103', '315105', '315110', '315126', '315129', '315185', '365768', '388964', '389193', '389200', '389201', '389203']
nosy_count = 10.0
nosy_names = ['gregory.p.smith', 'paul.moore', 'giampaolo.rodola', 'tim.golden', 'tarek', 'zach.ware', 'eryksun', 'steve.dower', 'Ofekmeister', 'yuliu']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'test needed'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue33240'
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 with shutil.rmtree and reproduce the failure on Windows while an inner folder is open in Windows Explorer. Read the existing library and Windows-related tests, then add the needed regression coverage. Done means shutil.rmtree no longer fails in the reported scenario.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100