TarFile.add skips files when tarfile name matches a directory
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Description
| BPO | 45517 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @ethanfurman, @jkinkead |
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GitHub fields:
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created_at = <Date 2021-10-18.20:37:06.331>
labels = ['3.8', 'library']
title = 'TarFile.add skips files when tarfile name matches a directory'
updated_at = <Date 2021-10-18.20:47:42.983>
user = 'https://github.com/jkinkead'
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url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue45517'
versions = ['Python 3.8']
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First steps
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- 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 by running the linked repro.py script to reproduce the TarFile.add behavior when the tarfile name matches a directory. Trace the relevant tarfile library path from that reproduction and add or locate a regression test for the skipped files. Done means the reproduction no longer omits those files.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100