[ python-Bugs-1504998 ] under Windows XP, os.walk problem with path >256? chars

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Bugs item #1504998, was opened at 2006-06-12 13:34
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Category: Python Library
Group: Python 2.4
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Mike Coleman (mkc)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: under Windows XP, os.walk problem with path >256? chars

Initial Comment:
Under Windows XP, when using os.walk to walk a tree, I
get an error message for a path of 256+ characters.

The error looks like 

error listing directory [[Errno 206] The filename or
extension is too long: <omitted>

The path in question is 12 directories deep, if that
matters.  The Windows 'dir' command also doesn't like
this path because of its length, but it seems like
there ought to be a way to walk it.



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>Comment By: Neal Norwitz (nnorwitz)
Date: 2006-06-13 01:34

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I'm not sure, but this may have been fixed in Python 2.5. 
There should be a shiny new beta coming out in the next
couple of days.  I believe alpha 2 also has the fix
(assuming that beta 1 has it and I'm not remembering some
other change).

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