Jason R. Coombs <jar...@jaraco.com> added the comment: I haven't seen this error. My first guess is its a regression due to win 7 or updates to the python code. I'll look into it.
Sent from my comm On Jan 16, 2010, at 17:47, "Eric Smith" <rep...@bugs.python.org> wrote: > > Eric Smith <e...@trueblade.com> added the comment: > > I don't see where the patch is outdated. > > I'm attaching an updated patch 18 that works cleanly against r77557. > It also fixes an unterminated comment. > > XP runs correctly (without the new functionality) with this patch. > However, on Windows 7 as a normal user I get a permission issue: > > Python 3.2a0 (py3k, Jan 16 2010, 17:26:22) [MSC v.1500 32 bit > (Intel)] on win32 > Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>>> import os >>>> os.symlink('python.exe', 'python-test.exe') > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> > WindowsError: [Error 1314] A required privilege is not held by the > client: 'python.exe' > > This is in a directory that I own, with a file that I own. > > Jason: Is there something obvious that I'm missing? Or is some > special (not out-of-the-box) permission really required? > > ---------- > Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file15921/windows symlink draft > 18.patch > > _______________________________________ > Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> > <http://bugs.python.org/issue1578269> > _______________________________________ ---------- _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue1578269> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com