Martin v. Löwis schreef: >>> That doesn't really answer the question, though - you merely state >>> that Python 2.4 calls the CRT, but then my question is still what >>> kernel32 functions are called to have stat on NUL succeed. >>> > Sure - but what does stat then do when passed NUL?
AFAIK then it doesn't fill in the size and time fields of the structure (or sets them to a useless/invalid value). (See http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/14h5k7ff(vs.71).aspx) > >> GetFileAttributes() doesn't return those, just the FAT filesystem >> attributes. GetFileSize and GetFileTime fail. > > Ok, so how does msvcrt stat() manage to fill these fields if those > functions fail? See above: if stat() (_stat() actually) is called on NUL (or another device), I don't think it does anything useful with these fields. -- The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom. -- Isaac Asimov Roel Schroeven _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
