[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-555404 ] bug in utils.py (not allow "" pathname)

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Bugs item #555404, was opened at 2002-05-13 12:20
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Category: Distutils
Group: Python 2.2.1 candidate
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Evgeny Cherkashin (eugeneai)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: bug in utils.py (not allow "" pathname)

Initial Comment:
According to documentation : "If You want to place a
data file in Python root directory You should use "" as
a path name". But in this case exception raised due to
check pathname[0]=='/'

Just add a line marked by "+".

in convert_path method

     if os.sep == '/':
         return pathname
+    if pathname == '': return
     if pathname[0] == '/':
         raise ValueError, "path '%s' cannot be
absolute" % pathname
     if pathname[-1] == '/':
         raise ValueError, "path '%s' cannot end with
'/'" % pathname


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