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Text representation of Windows' file attributes similar to stat.filemode()

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3.9 (EOL) stdlib type-feature
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Description

BPO 40644
Nosy @eryksun, @scrool

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2020-05-16.11:44:47.343>
labels = ['type-feature', 'library', '3.9']
title = "Text representation of Windows' file attributes similar to stat.filemode()"
updated_at = <Date 2020-05-17.09:34:38.536>
user = 'https://github.com/scrool'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2020-05-17.09:34:38.536>
actor = 'scrool'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2020-05-16.11:44:47.343>
creator = 'scrool'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 40644
keywords = []
message_count = 4.0
messages = ['369041', '369071', '369108', '369109']
nosy_count = 2.0
nosy_names = ['eryksun', 'scrool']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue40644'
versions = ['Python 3.9']

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Research direction

Start with issue 84824 and its linked BPO 40644 discussion, then inspect Python's existing stat.filemode() behavior and the Windows file-attribute APIs involved. The work is complete when Windows file attributes have a defined text representation comparable to stat.filemode(), with coverage for the intended cases.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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