pathlib.Path.is_file vs os.path.isfile difference
Thomas Passin
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Sun Mar 10 10:09:53 EDT 2024
On 3/10/2024 9:33 AM, Albert-Jan Roskam wrote:
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> On Mar 10, 2024 12:59, Thomas Passin via Python-list
> <python-list at python.org> wrote:
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> On 3/10/2024 6:17 AM, Barry wrote:
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> >> On 8 Mar 2024, at 23:19, Thomas Passin via Python-list
> <python-list at python.org> wrote:
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> >> We just learned a few posts back that it might be specific to
> Linux; I ran it on Windows.
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> > Depending on the exact win32 api used there is a 257 limit on
> windows.
> > The 257 includes 2 for the device, C:, and 255 for the path part
> that will use 1 for the leading \. Getting an error for a name that
> is 255 is not surprising.
> >
> > Other api allow for 65535 limit, not sure on its additional limits.
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> I seem to remember there is a setting to allow longer paths, but I
> forget any details.
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> You mean the "\\?\" prefix?
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> https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/maximum-file-path-limitation?tabs=registry
That and there's a registry setting:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/maximum-file-path-limitation
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