On 20/08/2018 14:52, Victor Stinner wrote: >> "shutil copy* unsafe on POSIX - they preserve setuid/setgit bits" >> https://bugs.python.org/issue17180 > There is no fix. A fix may break the backward compatibility. Is it really > worth it for the last 3.4 release? > My idea would be to focus on a "fix" for 3.8, and then decide if it can, in one form or another, be backported. And also how far. IMHO - the discussion about breakage is holding back even an attempt for a resolution for 3.8.
Michael
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