[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-592236 ] Under windows, isdir('c:') = 0. A bug?

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Bugs item #592236, was opened at 2002-08-07 14:49
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>Category: Windows
Group: Platform-specific
>Status: Closed
>Resolution: Duplicate
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Roberto Ferreras (eindh)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Under windows, isdir('c:') = 0. A bug?

Initial Comment:
Under windows, os.path.isdir('c:') returns 0. Is it 
intended or it's a bug and should return 1? (Note: 
os.path.isdir('c:\') returns 1.)

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>Comment By: Tim Peters (tim_one)
Date: 2002-08-07 19:26

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Ya. this is a mess, because Microsoft's stat() function 
refuses to believe that 'c:' is a directory.  Closing as 
Duplicate, since there are at least two other bugs open on 
this:

513572
516232 


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