copy2 doesn't copy metadata on Windows and MacOS
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Description
| BPO | 38906 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @pfmoore, @ronaldoussoren, @giampaolo, @tjguk, @ned-deily, @zware, @eryksun, @zooba, @greggman |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2019-11-24.12:13:25.947>
labels = ['OS-mac', '3.8', 'type-bug', 'library', 'OS-windows']
title = "copy2 doesn't copy metadata on Windows and MacOS"
updated_at = <Date 2019-12-06.12:21:25.415>
user = 'https://github.com/greggman'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2019-12-06.12:21:25.415>
actor = 'ronaldoussoren'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)', 'macOS', 'Windows']
creation = <Date 2019-11-24.12:13:25.947>
creator = 'greggman'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 38906
keywords = []
message_count = 6.0
messages = ['357395', '357411', '357454', '357564', '357572', '357912']
nosy_count = 9.0
nosy_names = ['paul.moore', 'ronaldoussoren', 'giampaolo.rodola', 'tim.golden', 'ned.deily', 'zach.ware', 'eryksun', 'steve.dower', 'greggman']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue38906'
versions = ['Python 3.8']
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing the Python copy2 entry point and compare its metadata behavior on Windows and macOS. The issue names no files, tests, or expected metadata details, so first establish the affected metadata and platform-specific behavior; done means copy2 consistently preserves the intended metadata on both systems.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
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
- 35/100