[py-dev] [hpk42/pytest] a really large argument string will throw py.error.ENAMETOOLONG (issue #224)

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New issue 224: a really large argument string will throw py.error.ENAMETOOLONG
https://bitbucket.org/hpk42/pytest/issue/224/a-really-large-argument-string-will-throw

Anonymous:

If you call py.test with something nefarious like this, config.py/getcfg() throws py.error.ENAMETOOLONG because it tries to make a file path from each command argument.

py.test -m "flyingmonkey1.py or flyingmonkey1.py or flyingmonkey1.py or flyingmonkey1.py or flyingmonkey1.py or flyingmonkey1.py or flyingmonkey1.py or flyingmonkey1.py or flyingmonkey1.py or flyingmonkey1.py or flyingmonkey1.py or flyingmonkey1.py or flyingmonkey1.py or flyingmonkey1.py or flyingmonkey1.py or flyingmonkey1.py" scripts/

I'm not sure if 'right' solution is to just not do this, or to catch this particular exception.

try:
    if p.check():
        # the rest of things
except py.error.ENAMETOOLONG:
    continue



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