On 3/10/2024 9:33 AM, Albert-Jan Roskam wrote:
On Mar 10, 2024 12:59, Thomas Passin via Python-list <python-list@python.org> wrote:On 3/10/2024 6:17 AM, Barry wrote: > > >> On 8 Mar 2024, at 23:19, Thomas Passin via Python-list <python-list@python.org> wrote: >> >> We just learned a few posts back that it might be specific to Linux; I ran it on Windows. > > Depending on the exact win32 api used there is a 257 limit on windows. > The 257 includes 2 for the device, C:, and 255 for the path part that will use 1 for the leading \. Getting an error for a name that is 255 is not surprising. > > Other api allow for 65535 limit, not sure on its additional limits. I seem to remember there is a setting to allow longer paths, but I forget any details. ===== You mean the "\\?\" prefix? https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/maximum-file-path-limitation?tabs=registry
That and there's a registry setting: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/maximum-file-path-limitation -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
