Message 147356 - Python tracker

Message147356

Author	sbt
Recipients	loewis, mhammond, python-dev, sbt, vstinner
Date	2011-11-09.15:51:14
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Message-id	<1320853875.11.0.548269501088.issue13374@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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> Functions like os.execv() or os.readlink() are not deprecated because > the underlying C function really uses a bytes API (execv and readlink). Probably os.execv() should be implemented on Windows with _wexecv() instead of _execv(). Likewise for other functions which have "wide" versions. Or maybe it wouldn't be worth the effort, since it would mean writing separate Windows implementations. I don't know what you mean about os.readlink() though: the Windows implementation uses CreateFileW() and DeviceIoControl().

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> Functions like os.execv() or os.readlink() are not deprecated because 
> the underlying C function really uses a bytes API (execv and readlink).

Probably os.execv() should be implemented on Windows with _wexecv() instead of _execv().  Likewise for other functions which have "wide" versions.  Or maybe it wouldn't be worth the effort, since it would mean writing separate Windows implementations.

I don't know what you mean about os.readlink() though: the Windows implementation uses CreateFileW() and DeviceIoControl().

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Date	User	Action	Args
2011-11-09 15:51:15	sbt	set	recipients: + sbt, loewis, mhammond, vstinner, python-dev
2011-11-09 15:51:15	sbt	set	messageid: <1320853875.11.0.548269501088.issue13374@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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