[ python-Bugs-1495754 ] os.listdir(): inconsistent behavior with trailing spaces

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Bugs item #1495754, was opened at 2006-05-26 16:28
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Category: Windows
Group: Python 2.4
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Kenneth J. Pronovici (pronovic)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: os.listdir(): inconsistent behavior with trailing spaces

Initial Comment:
I've noticed some inconsistent behavior around 
os.listdir() and paths that contain trailing spaces on 
the Windows platform.

Take this example code:

   import os
   import tempfile
   tmpdir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
   newdir = os.path.join(tmpdir, " collect dir ")
   os.mkdir(newdir)
   print os.path.exists(newdir)
   print os.listdir(newdir)

If I run this code on Windows 2000 Pro using Python 
2.4.2, I get this:

True
[Errno 3] The system cannot find the path 
specified: 'c:\\docume~1\\a0clu0~1.bcb\\locals~1
\\temp\\tmpfd7j3t\\ collect dir /*.*'

It seems to me that if os.path.exists() tells me that 
a file or directory exists, that os.listdir() should 
be able to operate on it.

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