[ python-Bugs-1438185 ] os.renames() crashes NTFS junctions

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Bugs item #1438185, was opened at 2006-02-24 10:03
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Category: Windows
Group: Python 2.4
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Daniel Rohlfing (damiro)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: os.renames() crashes NTFS junctions

Initial Comment:
Hello

There is a problem using os.renames() with a path, 
that was created as a ntfs junction.

You will find more information about junctions and a 
tool to create them on:
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Junction.html
The source is also available there.

Try this to reproduce the problem:

*in DOS*
mkdir C:\dir1
echo >>C:\dir1\old.txt
junction.exe C:\dir2 C:\dir1

*in Python*
>>> import os
>>> os.renames("C:\\dir2\\old.txt", "C:\\dir2
\\new.txt")

If you now look in 'dir1' you will find new.txt
thats fine, but junction 'dir2' not longer exist.

os.rename() is not affected by this problem.

My OP is Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195] with SP4 and 
im using Python 2.4.2

I hope you will find this information usefull.

greets from germany
Daniel Rohlfing


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Comment By: Grant Olson (logistix)
Date: 2006-02-26 17:23

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Patch 1439312 posted.

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Comment By: Grant Olson (logistix)
Date: 2006-02-25 17:02

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This is because 'os.rmdir' doesn't throw an exception when
deleting a junction, since it doesn't really have any files
under it.  Does look like a bug to me though.

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