shutil.make_archive (xxx, tar, root_dir) is adding './' entry to archive which is wrong

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Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
tooling

Research direction

Reproduce the archive contents using the attached tarfile_test.tar, then inspect shutil.make_archive with tar and root_dir handling. Done means the generated archive no longer contains an unwanted './' entry; an existing linked PR should also be reviewed for prior work.

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Description

3.11 3.12 stdlib type-bug
BPO 35964
Nosy @Yhg1s, @tarekziade, @SpecLad, @serhiy-storchaka, @websurfer5
PRs
  • python/cpython#13738
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    Files
  • tarfile_test.tar: reproduce the problem
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    assignee = None
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created_at = <Date 2019-02-11.12:40:46.518>
labels = ['3.7', 'library']
title = "shutil.make_archive (xxx, tar, root_dir) is adding './' entry to archive which is wrong"
updated_at = <Date 2019-08-27.20:46:19.371>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/HFM'

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2019-08-27.20:46:19.371>
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closed = False
closed_date = None
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components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2019-02-11.12:40:46.518>
creator = 'HFM'
dependencies = []
files = ['48132']
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 35964
keywords = ['patch']
message_count = 2.0
messages = ['335211', '344254']
nosy_count = 10.0
nosy_names = ['twouters', 'alanmcintyre', 'bialix', 'tarek', 'python-dev', 'SpecLad', 'serhiy.storchaka', 'HFM', 'Oskar Persson', 'Jeffrey.Kintscher']
pr_nums = ['13738']
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'patch review'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = None
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue35964'
versions = ['Python 2.7', 'Python 3.6', 'Python 3.7']

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