Improve error messages for Windows reserved file names
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Description
| BPO | 37517 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @pfmoore, @tjguk, @stevendaprano, @zware, @eryksun, @zooba, @https://github.com/cknoll/ |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2019-07-07.00:00:34.838>
labels = ['type-feature', '3.8', 'OS-windows']
title = 'Improve error messages for Windows reserved file names'
updated_at = <Date 2019-07-10.08:38:13.659>
user = 'https://github.com/stevendaprano'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2019-07-10.08:38:13.659>
actor = 'eryksun'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Windows']
creation = <Date 2019-07-07.00:00:34.838>
creator = 'steven.daprano'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 37517
keywords = ['3.6regression']
message_count = 4.0
messages = ['347456', '347465', '347537', '347610']
nosy_count = 8.0
nosy_names = ['paul.moore', 'tim.golden', 'steven.daprano', 'SilentGhost', 'zach.ware', 'eryksun', 'steve.dower', 'CarK']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue37517'
versions = ['Python 3.8']
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Research direction
No source files or tests are named in the issue. Start by reviewing the original issue 37517 and locating Python's Windows reserved-file-name error handling; done means the requested error-message improvements are implemented and covered by relevant tests.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100