[New-bugs-announce] [issue46426] Improve tests for the dir_fd argument

Serhiy Storchaka report at bugs.python.org
Tue Jan 18 14:43:29 EST 2022


New submission from Serhiy Storchaka <storchaka+cpython at gmail.com>:

There is a flaw in tests for the dir_fd argument in test_posix. All these tests open a current directory as dir_fd, so all paths are relative to the current directory. They will pass in case of the following errors:

1. dir_fd, src_dir_fd or dst_dir_fd are completely ignored.
2. The meaning of src_dir_fd and dst_dir_fd is opposite.

The proposed PR rewrites these tests. It is ensure that directory file descriptors refer to directories different from the current directory, and that src_dir_fd and dst_dir_fd refer to different directories, and that all tested filenames are unique, so files cannot be confused with existing diles in different directories.

Also add context manager open_dir_fd() in test.support.os_helper. It may be helpful in other tests for the dir_fd argument.

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components: Tests
messages: 410882
nosy: serhiy.storchaka
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Improve tests for the dir_fd argument
type: behavior
versions: Python 3.10, Python 3.11, Python 3.9

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