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Windows-style path is not recognized under cygwin

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3.9 (EOL) OS-unsupported type-bug
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Description

BPO 46751
Nosy @pfmoore, @ericvsmith, @tjguk, @zware, @eryksun, @zooba, @lazka, @mikekaganski

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2022-02-14.18:42:01.267>
labels = ['type-bug', '3.9', 'OS-windows']
title = 'Windows-style path is not recognized under cygwin'
updated_at = <Date 2022-02-15.07:40:35.403>
user = 'https://github.com/mikekaganski'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2022-02-15.07:40:35.403>
actor = 'lazka'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Windows']
creation = <Date 2022-02-14.18:42:01.267>
creator = 'mikekaganski'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 46751
keywords = []
message_count = 8.0
messages = ['413247', '413250', '413256', '413259', '413261', '413264', '413272', '413277']
nosy_count = 8.0
nosy_names = ['paul.moore', 'eric.smith', 'tim.golden', 'zach.ware', 'eryksun', 'steve.dower', 'lazka', 'mikekaganski']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue46751'
versions = ['Python 3.9']

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Research direction

No source file, test, or entry point is named. Start by reproducing the reported path-recognition behavior under Cygwin and inspect the Python path-handling code involved; done means Windows-style paths are recognized correctly there, with coverage for the behavior.

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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
30/100

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