Support POSIX atomicity guarantee of O_APPEND on Windows
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Description
| BPO | 42606 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @pfmoore, @vstinner, @tjguk, @zware, @eryksun, @zooba, @izbyshev |
| PRs | |
| Files |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2020-12-09.03:12:46.925>
labels = ['3.10', 'type-feature', 'expert-IO', 'OS-windows']
title = 'Support POSIX atomicity guarantee of O_APPEND on Windows'
updated_at = <Date 2021-01-26.23:48:46.381>
user = 'https://github.com/izbyshev'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2021-01-26.23:48:46.381>
actor = 'eryksun'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Windows', 'IO']
creation = <Date 2020-12-09.03:12:46.925>
creator = 'izbyshev'
dependencies = []
files = ['49661']
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 42606
keywords = ['patch']
message_count = 11.0
messages = ['382784', '385258', '385314', '385437', '385454', '385456', '385477', '385506', '385523', '385706', '385740']
nosy_count = 7.0
nosy_names = ['paul.moore', 'vstinner', 'tim.golden', 'zach.ware', 'eryksun', 'steve.dower', 'izbyshev']
pr_nums = ['23712']
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'patch review'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue42606'
versions = ['Python 3.10']
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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
Review python/cpython#23712 and the referenced test.py first; use them to understand the intended Windows behavior and existing coverage. Done means the open feature request is implemented and the relevant Windows I/O behavior is covered by tests.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100