[py-dev] patch to allow usage of py.lib within non-administrator account on windows

[holger krekel]

Hi Harald! 

thanks for the report.  I think this got fixed in 0.9.1 - 
are you using 0.9.0, maybe?  

cheers,

holger

On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 12:15 +0200, Harald Armin Massa wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> atm. py.lib uses
> 
> os.tmpfile()
> 
> within fdcapture.py.
> 
> 
> On windows os.tmpfile() tries to create the file within the root of
> c:\; and it is quite good practice to disallow write access to this
> directory for non-admin users (as this avoids killing crucial system
> files)
> 
> So installation on windows using an user without write-access to c:\,
> even setup.py fails with "permission.denied"
> 
> More info in:
> 
> http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/4aa54e927f11bbc3?tvc=2
> 
> 
> It is fixable by using:
> 
> def maketmpfile(self):
>         """ create a temporary file
>         """
>         #~ f = os.tmpfile()
>         f=tempfile.TemporaryFile()
>         newf = py.io.dupfile(f)
>         f.close()
>         return newf
> 
>     def writeorg(self, str):
>         """ write a string to the original file descriptor
>         """
>         tempfp = tempfile.TemporaryFile()
>         try:
>             os.dup2(self._savefd, tempfp.fileno())
>             tempfp.write(str)
>         finally:
>             tempfp.close()
> 
> within lines 42ff of py/io/fdcapture.py, of course after importing tempfile.
> 
> I submit this patch into public domain.
> 
> Harald
> 
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