[issue39920] Pathlib path methods do not work with Window Dos devices

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[issue39920] Pathlib path methods do not work with Window Dos devices

Eric V. Smith added the comment: I know it's of limited use, but for me, this code works (returns True) on Cygwin versions 3.8.0b4 and 3.7.4. On a native Windows build 3.8.0a0, I get the exception the OP shows. I'll try and install comparable versions when I'm at a location with better

[issue39920] Pathlib path methods do not work with Window Dos devices

New submission from Charles Machalow : I ran the following as admin in the Python interpreter (on Windows): >>> d = pathlib.Path(r'\\.\PHYSICALDRIVE0') >>> print(d) \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE0\ >>> d.exists() Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 1, in File