os.renames() creates directories if original name doesn't exist
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Description
| BPO | 35951 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @giampaolo, @cjerdonek, @serhiy-storchaka, @ammaraskar, @nanjekyejoannah |
| PRs |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2019-02-09.17:10:42.908>
labels = ['3.8', 'type-bug', 'library']
title = "os.renames() creates directories if original name doesn't exist"
updated_at = <Date 2019-02-17.11:12:33.384>
user = 'https://github.com/cjerdonek'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2019-02-17.11:12:33.384>
actor = 'serhiy.storchaka'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2019-02-09.17:10:42.908>
creator = 'chris.jerdonek'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 35951
keywords = ['patch']
message_count = 10.0
messages = ['335134', '335186', '335192', '335193', '335374', '335377', '335398', '335758', '335761', '335769']
nosy_count = 5.0
nosy_names = ['giampaolo.rodola', 'chris.jerdonek', 'serhiy.storchaka', 'ammar2', 'nanjekyejoannah']
pr_nums = ['11827']
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'patch review'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue35951'
versions = ['Python 3.8']
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the implementation of os.renames() and reviewing the behavior described in the issue title. Then inspect PR #11827 and the related Python 3.8 issue history to understand the proposed resolution; done means the missing original path no longer causes unintended directory creation.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100