On 10/01/18 20:20, eryk sun wrote:
> ... And working with COM via ctypes is also complex, which is why
> comtypes exists.
Or easier still Pythonwin (aka PyWin32).
I far prefer pythonwin over ctypes for any kind of COM work.
--
Alan G
Author of the Learn to Program web site
http://www.alan-g.me.
On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 12:59 PM, Albert-Jan Roskam
wrote:
>
> I tried:
from os.path import _getfullpathname
_getfullpathname(r"H:")
> 'h:\\path\\to\\folder'
import os
os.getcwd()
> 'h:\\path\\to\\folder'
>
> I expected h:\ to be \\server\share\foo.
You called _getfullpathname
From: eryk sun
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 3:56 AM
To: tutor@python.org
Cc: Albert-Jan Roskam
Subject: Re: [Tutor] Why does os.path.realpath('test_main.py') give different
results for unittest than for testing statement in interpreter?
On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 2:48 PM, Albert-
On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 2:48 PM, Albert-Jan Roskam
wrote:
>
> I think that it would be a great enhancement if os.realpath would return the
> UNC path if
> given a mapped drive in Windows, if needed as extended path (prefixed with
> "\\?\UNC\").
> That's something I use all the time, unlike symlin
From: Tutor on behalf of
Steven D'Aprano
Sent: Tuesday, January 9, 2018 8:47 AM
To: tutor@python.org
Subject: Re: [Tutor] Why does os.path.realpath('test_main.py') give different
results for unittest than for testing statement in interpreter?
> The Python 3
On Mon, Jan 08, 2018 at 05:08:49PM -0600, boB Stepp wrote:
> Hi Steve,
>
> On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 12:47 AM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>
> > As I actually explained in my previous email, the one which has
> > disappeared into the aether, ...
>
> Do you still have the email you sent? I would like t
On Sun, Jan 07, 2018 at 03:07:26AM -0600, boB Stepp wrote:
> After some searching I have yet to locate a definition of "canonical
> path" that makes sense to me. The dictionary definition of canonical
> does not seem to be very helpful in understanding this.
Probably the best definition would be
On Sun, Jan 7, 2018 at 10:51 AM, Albert-Jan Roskam
wrote:
>
> On Jan 7, 2018 09:08, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>>
>> realpath() returns the canonical path of the given filename. It doesn't
>> try to locate some actual existing file.
>
> I always thought that os.path.realpath is the Python equivalent
On Mon, Jan 08, 2018 at 12:39:07AM +, Alan Gauld via Tutor wrote:
> To be fair realpath() does do a tiny bit of magic in that it
> checks if the file (or any part of the path) is a link (aka
> shortcut) and tries to give you the actual path to the
> original file - ie it follows the link.
As
On 08/01/18 00:17, boB Stepp wrote:
>> The os.path module is mostly a string manipulation toolkit.
>
> This is the critical piece that was eluding me. I assumed that the
> actual file system was being queried, checked and expanded as needed.
To be fair realpath() does do a tiny bit of magic in
On Sun, Jan 7, 2018 at 8:32 AM, Alan Gauld via Tutor wrote:
> On 07/01/18 09:07, boB Stepp wrote:
>> clarify this? What is the methodology that os.path.realpath(path) is
>> actually following to yield a particular path name? And why does it
>> not care if path refers to a real file or not?
>
> T
On Sun, Jan 7, 2018 at 4:51 AM, Albert-Jan Roskam
wrote:
>
> On Jan 7, 2018 09:08, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>> realpath() returns the canonical path of the given filename. It doesn't
>> try to locate some actual existing file.
>
> I always thought that os.path.realpath is the Python equivalent of
On 07/01/18 09:07, boB Stepp wrote:
> clarify this? What is the methodology that os.path.realpath(path) is
> actually following to yield a particular path name? And why does it
> not care if path refers to a real file or not?
The os.path module is mostly a string manipulation toolkit.
It checks
On Jan 7, 2018 09:08, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>
> On Sun, Jan 07, 2018 at 12:49:59AM -0600, boB Stepp wrote:
>
> > Win7, Python 3.6.2
> >
> > If I run a unit test with the following embedded:
> >
> > print('realpath =', os.path.realpath('test_main.py'))
> >
> > I get the following in my test outpu
On Sun, Jan 7, 2018 at 2:05 AM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 07, 2018 at 12:49:59AM -0600, boB Stepp wrote:
>
>> Win7, Python 3.6.2
>>
>> If I run a unit test with the following embedded:
>>
>> print('realpath =', os.path.realpath('test_main.py'))
>>
>> I get the following in my test outpu
On Sun, Jan 07, 2018 at 12:49:59AM -0600, boB Stepp wrote:
> Win7, Python 3.6.2
>
> If I run a unit test with the following embedded:
>
> print('realpath =', os.path.realpath('test_main.py'))
>
> I get the following in my test output (Only relevant line is shown):
>
> Ensure expected list of s
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