[issue28670] PEP 235: Implement on every POSIX system, and clean up the C code for `import'

Nick Coghlan added the comment: Michael, you seem to be operating under the assumption that the fact that the CPython VM assumes by default that Linux systems use consistent filesystem semantics is an accidental oversight. It's not - it's a pervasive simplifying assumption that runs throughout

[issue28670] PEP 235: Implement on every POSIX system, and clean up the C code for `import'

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[issue28670] PEP 235: Implement on every POSIX system, and clean up the C code for `import'

Michael Witten added the comment: * Bugs, by their very nature, are often obscure; some of the worst in history have lain dormant, unseen, for years or perhaps even decades. Unsurprisingly, then, this bug is also a corner case that would be unknowingly triggered in practice only rarely;

[issue28670] PEP 235: Implement on every POSIX system, and clean up the C code for `import'

Nick Coghlan added the comment: We work closely with Linux distribution providers, and a number of us work *for* commercial Linux distributors (most notably Red Hat and Canonical). Linux distributions have already agreed that Python 2.7 is in maintenance mode, and already influence the process

[issue28670] PEP 235: Implement on every POSIX system, and clean up the C code for `import'

Michael Witten added the comment: * This is not a feature request; this is a bug fix for errant behavior. However, in the interest of civility, I have not re-opened this issue. * > Python 2.7 DOES NOT support filesystem semantics that differ > from the "default" semantics for the host ope

[issue28670] PEP 235: Implement on every POSIX system, and clean up the C code for `import'

Nick Coghlan added the comment: Michael, please do not reopen feature requests that have been declared out of scope for maintenance releases. Python 2.7 DOES NOT support filesystem semantics that differ from the "default" semantics for the host operating system. Even Python 3 requires that the

[issue28670] PEP 235: Implement on every POSIX system, and clean up the C code for `import'

Michael Witten added the comment: Guess what? Linux can access HFS+ and NTFS volumes. Firstly, how does that fit into your ideas for testing? It doesn't; however, you'll note that my own brief analysis did attempt to wrestle with this nuance. Secondly, it was (and is) clearly asinine to co

[issue28670] PEP 235: Implement on every POSIX system, and clean up the C code for `import'

Brett Cannon added the comment: So there's no "promised behavior" that's missing in Python 2.7. If you read PEP 235 it's very clear what platforms it was meant for: cygwin, macOS, and Windows. There's no promise of supporting PYTHONCASEOK for POSIX in general so it isn't as if the PEP is not f

[issue28670] PEP 235: Implement on every POSIX system, and clean up the C code for `import'

Michael Witten added the comment: Thank you for the reply. * As already stated, I believe that Python 3 is not affected by this problem; certainly, version 3.5.2 does not seem to be affected, as per my ad hoc testing. * Very many programs are targeted to Python 2.7, and probably will be

[issue28670] PEP 235: Implement on every POSIX system, and clean up the C code for `import'

Brett Cannon added the comment: Because this would be a feature change in Python 2.7 it can't go in there. This could potentially go into 3.7 if it's deemed useful. As for why the code review tool isn't picking up your uploads, it's because we work in patch files and not patch sets. See https

[issue28670] PEP 235: Implement on every POSIX system, and clean up the C code for `import'

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[issue28670] PEP 235: Implement on every POSIX system, and clean up the C code for `import'

Michael Witten added the comment: I've attached as `pep-235-on-posix.patch' a copy of `pep-235-on-posix.export', in order to see whether that helps the system recognize the content as a patch. I'm loath to rename the original upload, because I'm not able to edit my original comment to reflect

[issue28670] PEP 235: Implement on every POSIX system, and clean up the C code for `import'

New submission from Michael Witten: The attached file, `pep-235-on-posix.export', contains 3 patches; the file includes the intended commit messages and authorship information. To apply these patches, save the file to: /path/to/pep-235-on-posix.export and then run the following from within