Issue 9332: Document requirements for os.symlink usage on Windows (original) (raw)
Issue9332
Created on 2010-07-22 18:45 by brian.curtin, last changed 2022-04-11 14:57 by admin. This issue is now closed.
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| msg111207 - (view) | Author: Brian Curtin (brian.curtin) *  |
Date: 2010-07-22 18:45 |
| #1578269 introduced os.symlink support for Windows 6.0, but it requires the SeCreateSymbolicLinkPrivilege privilege to be enabled for the calling user, which is not always the case. Documentation needs to be added on the specific details here, possibly including a method to request privilege escalation. | ||
| msg112322 - (view) | Author: Ned Batchelder (nedbat) *  |
Date: 2010-08-01 13:00 |
| This breaks virtualenv3 on Python 3.2, which simply test for the existence of os.symlink, which then fails for lack of privileges. Perhaps an os.can_symlink() method, returning a boolean? It can request privileges if you like, but provides a simple test that lets scripts know whether they should attempt a symlink or not. | ||
| msg112324 - (view) | Author: Jason R. Coombs (jaraco) * |
Date: 2010-08-01 13:41 |
| Ned, you bring up a good point. Please see #9333 for a discussion on the new os.symlink and privileges. | ||
| msg125292 - (view) | Author: Brian Curtin (brian.curtin) * |
Date: 2011-01-04 04:11 |
| Closed. I'll be adding this in #10608. |
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| Date | User | Action | Args |
| 2022-04-11 14:57:04 | admin | set | github: 53578 |
| 2011-01-04 04:11:42 | brian.curtin | set | status: open -> closednosy:jaraco, eric.smith, nedbat, brian.curtinmessages: + superseder: [doc] Add a section to Windows FAQ explaining os.symlinkresolution: duplicatestage: needs patch -> resolved |
| 2010-08-01 13:41:53 | jaraco | set | messages: + |
| 2010-08-01 13:00:16 | nedbat | set | nosy: + nedbatmessages: + |
| 2010-07-22 18:57:19 | eric.smith | set | nosy: + eric.smith |
| 2010-07-22 18:45:37 | brian.curtin | create |