shutil.copytree copies directories and files but fails with that same directory with '[Errno 1] Operation not permitted')
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Description
| BPO | 36823 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @giampaolo, @tarekziade, @Windsooon, @rbavery |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2019-05-07.03:47:46.001>
labels = ['3.7', 'type-bug', 'library']
title = "shutil.copytree copies directories and files but fails with that same directory with '[Errno 1] Operation not permitted')"
updated_at = <Date 2019-05-10.02:57:31.951>
user = 'https://github.com/rbavery'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2019-05-10.02:57:31.951>
actor = 'giampaolo.rodola'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2019-05-07.03:47:46.001>
creator = 'rbavery'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 36823
keywords = []
message_count = 4.0
messages = ['341677', '341701', '341803', '342048']
nosy_count = 4.0
nosy_names = ['giampaolo.rodola', 'tarek', 'Windson Yang', 'rbavery']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue36823'
versions = ['Python 3.7']
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Research direction
No source file or test is named. Start at the shutil.copytree entry point and reproduce the reported Errno 1 case, then determine the expected behavior for copying the same directory; done means the described case behaves as intended without regressing existing copytree behavior.
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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