New submission from Jamil Raichouni <[email protected]>:
import fileinput
from pathlib import Path
path = Path(252 * "x")
path.write_text("")
for line in fileinput.input(path, inplace=True):
pass
raises an
OSError: [Errno 63] File name too long
for perfectly valid (yes, quite long) file names.
Reason:
Internally the fileinput library creates a backup file when we pass
'inplace=True' to fileinput.input() and that backup file gets a file name that
is longer than the name for the file of interest.
Enhancement idea:
Work with a backup file name that is sth like GUID.bak or remove some chars
from the original file name.
Hint:
vim /path/to/my/file creates a .swp file and can handle very long file names
with 252-255 chars.
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components: Library (Lib)
files: long_filename_passed_to_fileinput.ipynb
messages: 407534
nosy: jamil.raichouni
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: fileinput.input(path, inplace=True) crashes for valid filename with
252-255 characters
type: enhancement
versions: Python 3.10
Added file:
https://bugs.python.org/file50471/long_filename_passed_to_fileinput.ipynb
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