Verifying My Troublesome Linkage Claim between Python and Win7

W. eWatson wolftracks at invalid.com
Tue Feb 23 08:03:26 EST 2010


In the last day, I posted a message titled "What's Going on between 
Python and win7?" I'd appreciate it if someone could verify my claim. A 
sample program to do this is below. I'm using IDLE in Win7 with Py 2.5.

My claim is that if one creates a program in a folder that reads a file 
in the folder it and then copies it to another folder, it will read  the 
data file in the first folder, and not a changed file in the new folder. 
I'd appreciate it if some w7 users could try this, and let me know what 
they find.

My experience is that if one checks the properties of the copied file, 
it will point to the original py file and execute it and not the copy.


# Test program. Examine strange link in Python under Win7
# when copying py file to another folder.
# Call the program vefifywin7.py
# To verify my situation use IDLE, save and run this program there.
# Put this program into a folder along with a data file
# called verify.txt. Create a single text line with a few characters in it
# Run this program and note if the output
# Copy the program and txt file to another folder
# Change the contents of the txt file
# Run it again, and see if the output is the same as in the other folder
track_file = open("verify.txt")
aline = track_file.readline();
print aline
track_file.close()



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