[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-798876 ] windows sys.path contains nonexistant directory

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Bugs item #798876, was opened at 2003-09-01 20:31
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Category: Python Interpreter Core
Group: Python 2.3
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 4
Submitted By: logistix (logistix)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: windows sys.path contains nonexistant directory

Initial Comment:
Starting in python 2.3, sys.path on Windows contains 

the nonexistant directory "c:\python23\lib\plat-win".



I don't know if this is really a bug, since we can no 

longer assume that an entry in sys.path exists or is a 

physical directory.  Still, it seems like each entry in 

sys.path should be able to resolve to SOMETHING.



I would've flagged this low priority if I had the capability.

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>Comment By: logistix (logistix)
Date: 2003-09-15 21:01

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Disregard last comment.  I ran a clean and the problem 

disappeared.

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Comment By: logistix (logistix)
Date: 2003-09-15 20:01

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There's a wierd bug on line 255 of getpathp.c.  The malloc 

fails when trying to allocate 42 bytes, which is the length 

of "\Software\Python\PythonCore\X.X\PythonPath" and it 

causes the function to abort.



Just on a hunch, I bumped the malloc size up to 44 since 

that's an even number of dwords, and the malloc magically 

succeeded.



Also, Since I'm running XP, shouldn't the 

sizeof "\Software\Python\PythonCore\X.X\PythonPath" be 84?

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Comment By: Tim Peters (tim_one)
Date: 2003-09-01 20:40

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Strange.  I see it under Python 2.1.3 too.  So it's not a new 

thing, but somehow 2.2.3 managed to get rid of it temporarily 

<wink>.  Boosting the priority to 4, since it's at least a 

mystery!

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