Bug reporting impossible

[Simon Forman]

Nick Maclaren wrote:
> In article <1151598979.369897.140770 at x69g2000cwx.googlegroups.com>,
> "Simon Forman" <rogue_pedro at yahoo.com> writes:
> |> Nick Maclaren wrote:
> |> ...
> |> > Create a file called '<stdin>' in your current directory containing
> |> > 'print "Oh, yeah?\n"' and then import a module that doesn't exist.
> |> > Don't include the single quotes.
> |>
> |> Why would you have a file named '<stdin>' in your current directory?
>
> Why would Python search for one? :-)

Fair enough..  : )

> In both cases, the normal answer is "Someone made a mistake" but, if
> you have a script that creates a files of the same names specified in
> the current directory, what name should it use if you specify stdin?
> It is one of the standard conventions, which is (after all) why Python
> is searching for it.
>
> Anyway, I have now reported the bug - but this bug is more amusing than
> serious.
>
>
> Regards,
> Nick Maclaren.

I usually refrain from posting if I don't have anything to add to the
discussion, but that struck me as perverse and I was curious.
I certainly have no objection to having that bug fixed. : )

Peace,
~Simon