[issue29042] os.path.exists should not throw "Embedded NUL character" exception

[STINNER Victor]

STINNER Victor <victor.stinner at gmail.com> added the comment:

> A path containing an embedded NUL character simply cannot name an existing file, and therefore os.path.exists should return False for such a path.

I disagree. Python doesn't call the syscall and so must raise a different exception.

You must not pass a path with embedded NULL character/byte. That's all.

Write your own wrapper to os.path.exists() if you want to a different behaviour.

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nosy: +vstinner
resolution:  -> not a bug
stage:  -> resolved
status: open -> closed

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