Irit Katriel added the comment:
There isn't currently a maintainer for cpython on cygwin. If someone volunteers
for this, they can go through the issues listed at the bottom of issue45537.
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resolution: not a bug -> wont fix
stage: -> resolved
status: open -> closed
superseder: ->
Oskar Enoksson added the comment:
Perhaps it could be supported under cygwin though without too much effort? Most
likely just a configuration fix?
After all, cygwin is a sort of linux ...
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status: pending -> open
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Irit Katriel added the comment:
This is listed in the docs as a linux-only feature:
https://docs.python.org/3/library/os.html#linux-extended-attributes
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nosy: +iritkatriel
resolution: -> not a bug
status: open -> pending
type: crash -> behavior
New submission from Oskar Enoksson :
With the latest Python 3.8.10 under cygwin the following fails:
>>> import os
>>> os.listxattr('.')
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "", line 1, in < module>
AttributeError: module 'os' has no attribute 'listxattr'
/usr/include/attr/xattr.h
