[Python-ideas] 'from os.path import FILE, DIR' or internal structure of filenames

[Nick Coghlan]

On 30 Sep 2013 05:14, "Terry Reedy" <tjreedy at udel.edu> wrote:
>
> On 9/29/2013 1:36 PM, anatoly techtonik wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 9:15 AM, Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 29 September 2013 13:28, INADA Naoki <songofacandy at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> os.path.abspath(__file__) returns wrong path after chdir.
>>>> So I don't think abspath of module can be trivially and reliably
derived
>>>> from existing values.
>>>
>>>
>>> Hence the part about any remaining instances of non-absolute __file__
>>> values being considered a bug in the import system.
>>
>>
>> Bug that will not be fixed, i.e. a wart.
>
>
> Nick said "we tend not to fix them in maintenance releases", which I take
to mean we can fix in new versions.

Correct, it's the kind of arguably backwards incompatible bug fix that
users will generally tolerate in a feature release but would be justifiably
upset about in a maintenance release.

Cheers,
Nick.

>
>
>> And as a result we don't have a way to reliably reference filename
>> of the current script and its directory. Hence the proposal.
>
>
> The proposed addition would not happen in maintenance releases either.
>
> --
> Terry Jan Reedy
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