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Windows does not raise IsADirectoryError

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3.9 (EOL) OS-windows topic-IO type-bug
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Description

BPO 43095
Nosy @pfmoore, @tjguk, @zware, @eryksun, @zooba, @Yajo

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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']

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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

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