[Python-Dev] Problem with 2.3b2 tarfile?

[Tim Peters]

[sismex01@hebmex.com]
> ...
> [WinNT and it's descendants have no problem using
> multiple dots in a filename.  What version are you
> having trouble with?]

Note Sjoerd's

    and all these file names should end in "..."

It's trailing periods.  Here on Win2K (cmd.exe):

C:\Code>echo fine > abc...def

C:\Code>dir/b ab*
abc...def

C:\Code>echo oops > abc......

C:\Code>dir/b ab*
abc
abc...def

C:\Code>dir/b abc.*
abc
abc...def

C:\Code>dir/b abc..*
abc...def

C:\Code>

This isn't unique to cmdline redirection; e.g., passing 'abc......' as a
file name to open() also strips the trailing periods in the filename
actually created.