[issue29850] file access, other drives

Gabriel POTTER added the comment: Thanks a lot, that resolved it. -- resolution: -> works for me stage: -> resolved status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker

[issue29850] file access, other drives

Paul Moore added the comment: As you see from the banner, your Python 3.6 is 32-bit but your Python 2.7 is 64-bit. I'd suggest you try 64-bit Python 3.6. This definitely looks like the SysWOW64 issue Eryk described. -- ___ Python tracker

[issue29850] file access, other drives

Gabriel POTTER added the comment: Thanks for your answers. I'll try to be as precise as possible. The problem i have is really specific: I have a custom file, that i added in C:/Windows/System32/ I have a Windows 10 x64 computer, with 2 versions of python installed: - Python 2.7, in

[issue29850] file access, other drives

Eryk Sun added the comment: When you say "to be precise...C:/Windows/...System32", do you mean that this is the only directory that you've tested? If so, what you're seeing may be WOW64 file-system redirection, if your 2.7 installation is 64-bit and 3.6 installation is 32-bit, or vice versa.

[issue29850] file access, other drives

Paul Moore added the comment: Please provide a script reproducing this issue, and precise details of your Python version. It's extremely unlikely that the problem is as broad as you describe, as otherwise we'd have lots of reports of issues. But we'll need a more specific description to

[issue29850] file access, other drives

New submission from Gabriel POTTER: If python 3 is installed on another drive (for instance D:/), then it cannot access any C:/ files, but can access D:/ files. I use: open("C:/path/") The same function did work under python 2.7 but now doesn't anymore. That means that os.path.isfile,

[issue29850] file access, other drives

Gabriel POTTER added the comment: To be precise, i cannot detect (only know if the file exist) any file located in C:/Windows/... (in particulary System32) contrary to Python 2.7 where it was possible. -- ___ Python tracker