os.stat() wrongfully returns False for symlink on Windows 10 v1803
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| BPO | 34583 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @pfmoore, @tjguk, @zware, @zooba |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2018-09-04.22:09:14.911>
labels = ['3.7', 'OS-windows']
title = 'os.stat() wrongfully returns False for symlink on Windows 10 v1803'
updated_at = <Date 2018-09-13.15:10:17.011>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/IsaacShabtay'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2018-09-13.15:10:17.011>
actor = 'ned.deily'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Windows']
creation = <Date 2018-09-04.22:09:14.911>
creator = 'Isaac Shabtay'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 34583
keywords = []
message_count = 1.0
messages = ['324605']
nosy_count = 5.0
nosy_names = ['paul.moore', 'tim.golden', 'zach.ware', 'steve.dower', 'Isaac Shabtay']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = None
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue34583'
versions = ['Python 3.7']
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Research direction
The issue concerns os.stat() symlink handling on Windows 10 v1803, but it names no files or tests. Start by locating the Windows implementation and reproducing the reported False result; done means os.stat() returns the correct result for the affected symlink case.
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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
- 25/100