pathlib.Path.is_file vs os.path.isfile difference

[Thomas Passin]

On 3/10/2024 9:33 AM, Albert-Jan Roskam wrote:
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> On Mar 10, 2024 12:59, Thomas Passin via Python-list 
> <python-list at python.org> wrote:
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>     On 3/10/2024 6:17 AM, Barry wrote:
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>      >> On 8 Mar 2024, at 23:19, Thomas Passin via Python-list
>     <python-list at python.org> wrote:
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>      >> We just learned a few posts back that it might be specific to
>     Linux; I ran it on Windows.
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>      > Depending on the exact win32 api used there is a 257 limit on
>     windows.
>      > The 257 includes 2 for the device, C:, and 255 for the path part
>     that will use 1 for the leading \. Getting an error for a name that
>     is 255 is not surprising.
>      >
>      > Other api allow for 65535 limit, not sure on its additional limits.
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>     I seem to remember there is a setting to allow longer paths, but I
>     forget any details.
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> You mean the "\\?\" prefix?
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> https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/maximum-file-path-limitation?tabs=registry

That and there's a registry setting:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/maximum-file-path-limitation