[New-bugs-announce] [issue28425] Python3 ignores __init__.py that are links to /dev/null

[Douglas Greiman]

New submission from Douglas Greiman:

This manifests in the following way: A package directory containing an __init__.py that is a symlink to /dev/null is treated as a namespace package instead of a regular package.

The Bazel build tool creates many __init__.py files in this way, which is how I even ran into this.

Symlinks to regular files seem fine.

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components: Interpreter Core
files: namespace_package_dev_null.sh
messages: 278544
nosy: dgreiman
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Python3 ignores __init__.py that are links to /dev/null
type: behavior
versions: Python 3.4, Python 3.5
Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file45069/namespace_package_dev_null.sh

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