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authorBrett Cannon <bcannon@gmail.com>2004-07-10 22:55:15 (GMT)
committerBrett Cannon <bcannon@gmail.com>2004-07-10 22:55:15 (GMT)
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posixpath.realpath() now detects symlink loops and returns the path just before
the loop starts. Closes bug #930024. Thanks AM Kuchling.
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+- Bug #930024: posixpath.realpath() now handles infinite loops in symlinks by
+ returning the last point in the path that was not part of any loop. Thanks
+ AM Kuchling.
+
- Bug #980327: ntpath not handles compressing erroneous slashes between the
drive letter and the rest of the path. Also clearly handles UNC addresses now
as well. Thanks Paul Moore.