Hello! atm. py.lib uses
os.tmpfile() within fdcapture.py. On windows os.tmpfile() tries to create the file within the root of c:\; and it is quite good practice to disallow write access to this directory for non-admin users (as this avoids killing crucial system files) So installation on windows using an user without write-access to c:\, even setup.py fails with "permission.denied" More info in: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/4aa54e927f11bbc3?tvc=2 It is fixable by using: def maketmpfile(self): """ create a temporary file """ #~ f = os.tmpfile() f=tempfile.TemporaryFile() newf = py.io.dupfile(f) f.close() return newf def writeorg(self, str): """ write a string to the original file descriptor """ tempfp = tempfile.TemporaryFile() try: os.dup2(self._savefd, tempfp.fileno()) tempfp.write(str) finally: tempfp.close() within lines 42ff of py/io/fdcapture.py, of course after importing tempfile. I submit this patch into public domain. Harald -- GHUM Harald Massa persuadere et programmare Harald Armin Massa Spielberger Straße 49 70435 Stuttgart 0173/9409607 no fx, no carrier pidgeon - EuroPython 2008 will take place in Vilnius, Lithuania - Stay tuned! _______________________________________________ py-dev mailing list py-dev@codespeak.net http://codespeak.net/mailman/listinfo/py-dev
