Add "follow_symlinks=False" support for "os.utime()" on Windows
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Description
| BPO | 46490 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @pfmoore, @tjguk, @zware, @eryksun, @zooba, @Delgan |
| Dependencies |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2022-01-23.18:41:48.831>
labels = ['type-feature', 'library', 'OS-windows', '3.11']
title = 'Add "follow_symlinks=False" support for "os.utime()" on Windows'
updated_at = <Date 2022-02-03.03:48:03.335>
user = 'https://github.com/Delgan'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2022-02-03.03:48:03.335>
actor = 'eryksun'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)', 'Windows']
creation = <Date 2022-01-23.18:41:48.831>
creator = 'Delgan'
dependencies = ['46506']
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 46490
keywords = []
message_count = 3.0
messages = ['411399', '411437', '412414']
nosy_count = 6.0
nosy_names = ['paul.moore', 'tim.golden', 'zach.ware', 'eryksun', 'steve.dower', 'Delgan']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'needs patch'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue46490'
versions = ['Python 3.11']
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Research direction
Start with the Windows implementation of os.utime() and the linked BPO-46506 work to understand the required CreateFile support. Confirm the expected behavior for follow_symlinks=False on Windows and add focused coverage where the existing os.utime() tests exercise platform-specific behavior; done means the option works on Windows without regressing existing calls.
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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
- 38/100