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Title: tarfile.py: set sizes of non-regular files to zero.
Type: Stage:
Components: Library (Lib) Versions: Python 2.3
process
Status: closed Resolution: accepted
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: loewis Nosy List: lars.gustaebel, loewis
Priority: high Keywords: patch

Created on 2005-03-22 19:20 by lars.gustaebel, last changed 2022-04-11 14:56 by admin. This issue is now closed.

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bugfix-1167128 lars.gustaebel, 2005-03-22 19:20 a patch to Lib/tarfile.py
bugfix-1167128-test lars.gustaebel, 2005-08-25 15:20 patch to Lib/test/test_tarfile.py
Messages (4)
msg48046 - (view) Author: Lars Gustäbel (lars.gustaebel) * (Python committer) Date: 2005-03-22 19:20 
This patch provides a better solution to the problem
discussed in item #1167128.
msg48047 - (view) Author: Martin v. Löwis (loewis) * (Python committer) Date: 2005-08-24 06:37 
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Can you please provide a test case for this bug?
msg48048 - (view) Author: Lars Gustäbel (lars.gustaebel) * (Python committer) Date: 2005-08-25 15:20 
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Here it is. I hope it is sufficient.
msg48049 - (view) Author: Martin v. Löwis (loewis) * (Python committer) Date: 2005-08-27 10:09 
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Thanks for the fix and the test case, committed as

tarfile.py 1.32
test_tarfile.py 1.19
NEWS 1.1357
tarfile.py 1.21.2.5
test_tarfile.py 1.16.2.1
NEWS 1.1193.2.90
History
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2022-04-11 14:56:10adminsetgithub: 41744
2005-03-22 19:20:38lars.gustaebelcreate