[issue20541] os.path.exists() gives wrong answer for Windows special files

[Nick Coghlan]

Nick Coghlan added the comment:

As per issue 1311, the exists returns True <-> stat will work equivalence is deliberate. We'll have to find a different way to resolve issue 20053 on Windows.

Due to the special files on Windows, the only reliable cross-platform way to find out whether or not *open* will work on a given filename is to actually try it.

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resolution:  -> invalid
stage: test needed -> committed/rejected
status: open -> closed

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