On 08/19/2016 05:42 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote: > Python 3.5.2+ (default, Aug 5 2016, 08:07:14) > [GCC 6.1.1 20160724] on linux > Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. > >>> from pathlib import PureWindowsPath > >>> PureWindowsPath("prn").is_reserved() > True > >>> PureWindowsPath("prn.doc").is_reserved() > True > >>> PureWindowsPath("com9.exe").is_reserved() > True > >>> PureWindowsPath("c:/my documents/prn.doc").is_reserved() > True
Which part are you getting at? That Windows treats certain filenames as reserved (a known gotcha that has existed for decades) or that Python allows you to test whether a path is valid in Windows? -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list