[issue18306] os.stat gives exception for Windows junctions in v3.3

Tim Golden added the comment: If you can put together a self-contained test case which fails on 3.3/3.4 I'm quite happy to re-open this. Given the nature of the issue, you'll have to be quite precise as to Windows version, whether 32/64, whether running as Administrator, and exact Python versi

[issue18306] os.stat gives exception for Windows junctions in v3.3

John Jefferies added the comment: Hello Tim, The fact that it works on 64-bit Python obviously reduces the priority. I will make a point of choosing the 64-bit version in the future. FWIW. I'm dubious about the problem being solely attributable to WOWs handling of junctions because my Python

[issue18306] os.stat gives exception for Windows junctions in v3.3

Tim Golden added the comment: Just revisited this to see if I could close off. One thing occurred to me which should have come up before: this situation will be aggravated by WOW64 file redirection. If I run 64-bit Python on 64-bit Windows I can successfully stat links in %windir%\system32 u

[issue18306] os.stat gives exception for Windows junctions in v3.3

John Jefferies added the comment: On 01/08/2013 12:09, Tim Golden wrote: > Tim Golden added the comment: > > I propose to close this one: using Python 3.3 on Win7 I can successfully stat > NTFS Junctions. Is there any remaining issue? > > -- > > ___ >

[issue18306] os.stat gives exception for Windows junctions in v3.3

Tim Golden added the comment: I propose to close this one: using Python 3.3 on Win7 I can successfully stat NTFS Junctions. Is there any remaining issue? -- ___ Python tracker _

[issue18306] os.stat gives exception for Windows junctions in v3.3

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[issue18306] os.stat gives exception for Windows junctions in v3.3

John Jefferies added the comment: On 26/06/2013 13:38, Christian Heimes wrote: > Christian Heimes added the comment: > > On my Windows box (Win 7) I'm getting an error with Python 3.2 and 3.3. It > looks like I'm not allowed to enter the parent directory (Zugriff verweigert > == Permission Deni

[issue18306] os.stat gives exception for Windows junctions in v3.3

Christian Heimes added the comment: There is much confusing about junction point on the internet. Some sites like Wikipedia claim that a junction point is a kind of soft link. Other sites refer to junction points as "directory hard links". IMO "directory hard links" is wrong. Contrary to file

[issue18306] os.stat gives exception for Windows junctions in v3.3

Christian Heimes added the comment: On my Windows box (Win 7) I'm getting an error with Python 3.2 and 3.3. It looks like I'm not allowed to enter the parent directory (Zugriff verweigert == Permission Denied): >>> os.stat(r'C:\Windows\System32\config') Traceback (most recent call last): Fil

[issue18306] os.stat gives exception for Windows junctions in v3.3

Christian Heimes added the comment: Let's have a look -- assignee: -> christian.heimes keywords: +3.3regression nosy: +christian.heimes stage: -> test needed versions: +Python 3.4 ___ Python tracker _

[issue18306] os.stat gives exception for Windows junctions in v3.3

New submission from John Jefferies: If os.stat is executed on a Windows junction with Python 3.3 I see an exception: >>> import os >>> os.stat('C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\SendTo') Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 1, in FileNotFoundError: [WinError 2]