>> That doesn't really answer the question, though - you merely state >> that Python 2.4 calls the CRT, but then my question is still what >> kernel32 functions are called to have stat on NUL succeed. >> > > I'm not 100% (it calls it through a function pointer and I'm not sure > I tracked it down correctly), but I think it calls it through the C > stat() function. In other words, it doesn't use any kernel32 functions > directly, it calls the stat() that's exported from the MSVCRT.
Sure - but what does stat then do when passed NUL? > GetFileAttributes() doesn't return those, just the FAT filesystem > attributes. GetFileSize and GetFileTime fail. Ok, so how does msvcrt stat() manage to fill these fields if those functions fail? Regards, Martin _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
