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Title: os.altsep is None under Windows
Type: Stage:
Components: Library (Lib) Versions: Python 2.3
process
Status: closed Resolution: fixed
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Assigned To: skip.montanaro Nosy List: glchapman, gvanrossum, skip.montanaro
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Created on 2003-03-25 13:48 by glchapman, last changed 2022-04-10 16:07 by admin. This issue is now closed.

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msg15255 - (view) Author: Greg Chapman (glchapman) Date: 2003-03-25 13:48
With both 2.3a2 and 2.22, os.altsep is None under 
Windows.  This does not match the documentation, 
which states (in part): 'This is set to "/" on Windows 
systems where sep is a backslash.'  (Perhaps this is a 
documentation bug.)
msg15256 - (view) Author: Guido van Rossum (gvanrossum) * (Python committer) Date: 2003-03-28 19:25
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Not a doc bug. This seems to have been lost somehow!
msg15257 - (view) Author: Guido van Rossum (gvanrossum) * (Python committer) Date: 2003-03-28 19:27
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Skip, I think you might know more about this?
msg15258 - (view) Author: Skip Montanaro (skip.montanaro) * (Python triager) Date: 2003-03-28 22:48
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checked in as ntpath.py v 1.57 - also backported to 2.2 branch 
(os.py 1.50.8.7). altsep on Windows was None before I migrated stuff to 
ntpath.py.  I don't think it was ever not None on Windows.
msg15259 - (view) Author: Guido van Rossum (gvanrossum) * (Python committer) Date: 2003-03-29 01:00
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How strange.  It was my intention for it to be '/' but
somehow it didn't get set. Thanks!
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2022-04-10 16:07:53adminsetgithub: 38212
2003-03-25 13:48:49glchapmancreate