Windows does not raise IsADirectoryError
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3.9 (EOL)
OS-windows
topic-IO
type-bug
- Dominant language
- Python
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Description
| BPO | 43095 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @pfmoore, @tjguk, @zware, @eryksun, @zooba, @Yajo |
Note: these values reflect the state of the issue at the time it was migrated and might not reflect the current state.
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2021-02-01.20:16:33.772>
labels = ['type-bug', 'expert-IO', 'OS-windows', '3.9']
title = 'Windows does not raise IsADirectoryError'
updated_at = <Date 2021-02-01.21:33:03.278>
user = 'https://github.com/Yajo'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2021-02-01.21:33:03.278>
actor = 'eryksun'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Windows', 'IO']
creation = <Date 2021-02-01.20:16:33.772>
creator = 'Jairo Llopis'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 43095
keywords = []
message_count = 2.0
messages = ['386103', '386117']
nosy_count = 6.0
nosy_names = ['paul.moore', 'tim.golden', 'zach.ware', 'eryksun', 'steve.dower', 'Jairo Llopis']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue43095'
versions = ['Python 3.9']
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 with the linked BPO issue 43095 and reproduce the reported directory operation on Windows. Then locate the Windows-specific I/O path and existing exception tests; done means the expected IsADirectoryError behavior is covered by a regression test.
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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
- 25/100