[Windows] add _PyCreateFile with follow_symlinks support
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Description
| BPO | 46506 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @pfmoore, @tjguk, @zware, @eryksun, @zooba |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2022-01-24.21:24:30.020>
labels = ['extension-modules', 'type-feature', 'OS-windows']
title = '[Windows] wrap CreateFile to support follow_symlinks'
updated_at = <Date 2022-01-26.23:15:08.295>
user = 'https://github.com/eryksun'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2022-01-26.23:15:08.295>
actor = 'eryksun'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Extension Modules', 'Windows']
creation = <Date 2022-01-24.21:24:30.020>
creator = 'eryksun'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 46506
keywords = []
message_count = 3.0
messages = ['411516', '411798', '411804']
nosy_count = 5.0
nosy_names = ['paul.moore', 'tim.golden', 'zach.ware', 'eryksun', 'steve.dower']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue46506'
versions = []
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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
No source file or test is named in the issue. Start by locating the Windows extension-module code that should expose _PyCreateFile, then determine how follow_symlinks support is expected to work; done means the wrapper is available with that option and its behavior is covered by appropriate tests.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
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
- 35/100