[issue25968] Cannot import modules out of zip file with extended-length path on windows

[Chris Moore]

New submission from Chris Moore:

To reproduce, put a python module in a zip file (I have been using wheels but I assume any module in a zip file will have the same error?) , add the absolute extended-length path to sys.path (add '\\\\?\\' to the front of the normal absolute path, so '\\\\?\\c:\\Users\\cc\\test.zip' instead of 'c:\\Users\\cc\\test.zip'), then attempt to import a module that is contained in the zip file.

I have seen this issue so far on 3.4.3 and 3.5.1.  I have not tested 3.4.4 yet.

Adding directories that are extended-length paths to sys.path does allow importing modules contained in those directories, and of course using a non extended-length path to a zip file works as long as that path contains less than 260 characters.

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components: Interpreter Core, Windows
messages: 257136
nosy: Chris Moore, paul.moore, steve.dower, tim.golden, zach.ware
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Cannot import modules out of zip file with extended-length path on windows
type: behavior
versions: Python 3.4, Python 3.5

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