[ python-Bugs-1513646 ] os.access reports incorrect write permissions in Windows

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Bugs item #1513646, was opened at 2006-06-27 15:01
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Category: Windows
Group: Python 2.5
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Yi S. Ding (yi_ding)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: os.access reports incorrect write permissions in Windows

Initial Comment:
Platform: Python 2.5b1 Windows XP

Bug:
os.access will report that a user doesn't have write
permissions to a file or directory when the user
actually does.

Reproducibility: always

This is being run on an administrator account.
>>> import os
>>> os.access("C:\\", os.W_OK)
False
>>> os.access("C:\\test.txt", os.W_OK)
False

I have also checked that Python can indeed write to the
file.

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