Issue1662689

classification

Title:	os.path.abspath eliminates symlinks
Type:		Severity:	normal
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Status:	closed	Resolution:	fixed
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Assigned To:		Nosy List:	cgroves, pekka.klarck
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Created on 2007-02-18.06:17:55 by cgroves, last changed 2007-05-14.05:50:00 by cgroves.

Messages
msg1485 (view)	Author: Charlie Groves (cgroves)	Date: 2007-02-18.06:17:55
We switched os.path.abspath to use File.getCanonicalPath() to fix https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=112867&aid=1423047&group_id=12867 While that's an improvement over the original behavior, it now removes symlinks which is what's supposed to be done by os.path.realpath in Python.
msg1486 (view)	Author: Pekka Klärck (pekka.klarck)	Date: 2007-05-10.18:53:35
A patch fixing this and http://jython.org/bugs/1661700 is available at http://jython.org/patches/1716709
msg1487 (view)	Author: Charlie Groves (cgroves)	Date: 2007-05-14.05:50:00
Fixed in r3225.

History
Date	User	Action	Args
2007-02-18 06:17:55	cgroves	create