WinZip vs 0-length files (was RE: trivial import question)

[Tres Seaver]

Tim Peters wrote:
> 
> With tne candidate release of Python 1.5.2 just out, this is quite timely!
> 
> At various times in March, at least Brad Clements, Lars Marius Garshol and
> Tres Seaver spread the rumor that WinZip wouldn't extract 0-length files,
> thus causing Python packages depending on an empty __init__.py to fail in
> mysterious ways.
> 
> I tried reproducing that but had no problems with the latest WinZip, so had
> a good time insulting them all <wink>.
> 
> But they were right!  Steve Spicklemire provided the missing clue offline:
> while WinZip does not have a problem with 0-length files in .zip archives,
> it does indeed fail to extract them from .tgz archives.

Heh, vindication!  I hadn't reproduced the problem myself since Tim's
chastisement (not the comfy chair!), and appreciate his graciousness in beating
us to the counterpunch.

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