[New-bugs-announce] [issue20055] On Windows NT 6 with administrator account, there are two failing tests on test_shutil.py

[Vajrasky Kok]

New submission from Vajrasky Kok:

Use administrator account and run Lib\test\test_shutil.py! You will get two failing tests.

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FAIL: test_move_dangling_symlink (__main__.TestMove)
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "Lib\test\test_shutil.py", line 60, in wrap
    return func(*args, **kwargs)
  File "Lib\test\test_shutil.py", line 1557, in test_move_dangling_symlink
    self.assertEqual(os.path.realpath(src), os.path.realpath(dst_link))
AssertionError: 'C:\\Users\\compaq\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\tmp9kkaex06\\baz' != '
C:\\Users\\compaq\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\tmpuuretujv\\quux'
- C:\Users\compaq\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp9kkaex06\baz
?                                       ^^^^  ------
+ C:\Users\compaq\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpuuretujv\quux
?                                       ^^^ ++++++++


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FAIL: test_copymode_follow_symlinks (__main__.TestShutil)
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "Lib\test\test_shutil.py", line 298, in test_copymode_follow_symlinks
    self.assertEqual(os.stat(src).st_mode, os.stat(dst).st_mode)
AssertionError: 33206 != 33060

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Ran 85 tests in 0.872s

FAILED (failures=2, skipped=12)

Attached the patch which contains the explanation as well to fix the tests.

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components: Library (Lib)
files: fix_test_shutil_with_admin_on_windows.patch
keywords: patch
messages: 206860
nosy: pitrou, vajrasky
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: On Windows NT 6 with administrator account, there are two failing tests on test_shutil.py
type: behavior
versions: Python 3.3, Python 3.4
Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file33257/fix_test_shutil_with_admin_on_windows.patch

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