test_posix.TestPosixSpawnP.test_no_such_executable() fails with NotADirectoryError on Debian
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Description
| BPO | 39653 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @terryjreedy, @vstinner, @larryhastings, @JaguarDown |
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assignee = None
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created_at = <Date 2020-02-16.17:15:32.880>
labels = ['tests', '3.8', 'type-bug', 'library']
title = 'test_posix.TestPosixSpawnP.test_no_such_executable() fails with NotADirectoryError on Debian'
updated_at = <Date 2020-02-29.22:29:38.459>
user = 'https://github.com/JaguarDown'
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assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
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components = ['Library (Lib)', 'Tests']
creation = <Date 2020-02-16.17:15:32.880>
creator = 'jaguardown'
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issue_num = 39653
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message_count = 5.0
messages = ['362084', '362449', '362555', '363021', '363022']
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nosy_names = ['terry.reedy', 'vstinner', 'larry', 'jaguardown']
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priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'test needed'
status = 'open'
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type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue39653'
versions = ['Python 3.8']
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Research direction
Locate test_posix.TestPosixSpawnP.test_no_such_executable and reproduce its failure on Debian. Investigate why the test raises NotADirectoryError instead of the expected result; done means the test behaves consistently on Debian and the relevant test suite passes.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- debian, python
- Domain
- operating-systems, testing
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100