shutil.copytree: Give the option to disable copystat
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Description
| BPO | 45558 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @jaraco, @doronbehar |
| PRs |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2021-10-21.20:20:18.081>
labels = ['type-feature', 'library', '3.11']
title = 'shutil.copytree: Give the option to disable copystat'
updated_at = <Date 2021-11-27.23:01:38.428>
user = 'https://github.com/doronbehar'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2021-11-27.23:01:38.428>
actor = 'doronbehar'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2021-10-21.20:20:18.081>
creator = 'doronbehar'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 45558
keywords = ['patch']
message_count = 2.0
messages = ['407053', '407175']
nosy_count = 2.0
nosy_names = ['jaraco', 'doronbehar']
pr_nums = ['29130']
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'patch review'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue45558'
versions = ['Python 3.11']
Linked PRs
- gh-109717
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Research direction
Start with the shutil.copytree entry point and review the linked PRs, including gh-109717 and python/cpython#29130, to understand the proposed scope. Done means copytree provides an option to disable copystat while preserving existing behavior by default.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100