[issue16812] os.symlink can return wrong FileExistsError/WindowsError information
Sijin Joseph added the comment:
This looks to work correctly in default branch,
os.link('non-existent-name', 'new-name')
Traceback (most recent call last):
File stdin, line 1, in module
FileNotFoundError: [WinError 2] The system cannot find the file specified:
'non-existent-name'
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[issue16812] os.symlink can return wrong FileExistsError/WindowsError information
Sijin Joseph added the comment:
Behavior for symlink is as follows
os.symlink('non-existent-name', 'existing-name')
Traceback (most recent call last):
File stdin, line 1, in module
PermissionError: [WinError 5] Access is denied: 'non-existent-name'
The error message is misleading, but can be fixed using the patch attached to
issue13775
os.symlink('non-existent-name1', 'non-existent-name2')
No error. This behavior is same on Windows and Linux. Seems odd, but can be
justified as ok behavior.
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[issue16812] os.symlink can return wrong FileExistsError/WindowsError information
Serhiy Storchaka added the comment: issue13775, issue16074, and issue16812 all are virtually about the same bug. There is no working patch in any issue, but the discussion in issue16074 is longer. -- resolution: - duplicate stage: - committed/rejected status: open - closed superseder: - bad error message in os.rename ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue16812 ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
[issue16812] os.symlink can return wrong FileExistsError/WindowsError information
New submission from Andrew: When attempting to make a symlink using a name that already exists, a FileExistsError is raised (and rightfully so), but it lists the source name rather than the destination name. However, the existing destination name is what causes the exception to be raised, not the existing source. Since the FileExistsError is WinError 183 and I haven't attempted this on another OS, I'm marking this as Windows-specific. Issue 13775 seems to be related. -- components: Windows messages: 178493 nosy: IAmTheClaw priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: os.symlink can return wrong FileExistsError/WindowsError information type: behavior versions: Python 3.3 ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue16812 ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
[issue16812] os.symlink can return wrong FileExistsError/WindowsError information
Serhiy Storchaka added the comment: See also issue16074. -- nosy: +serhiy.storchaka ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue16812 ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
[issue16812] os.symlink can return wrong FileExistsError/WindowsError information
Andrew added the comment: I tested this on FreeBSD 9.1, and the error message is correct there. -- ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue16812 ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
