[tahoe-lafs-trac-stream] [Tahoe-LAFS] #2235: Error from 'tahoe cp' on Windows, possibly due to a long path (IOError: Errno2 - no such file or dir.)

[Tahoe-LAFS]

#2235: Error from 'tahoe cp' on Windows, possibly due to a long path (IOError:
Errno2 - no such file or dir.)
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     Reporter:  CyberAxe        |      Owner:  daira
         Type:  defect          |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal          |  Milestone:  undecided
    Component:  code-frontend-  |    Version:  1.10.0
  cli                           |   Keywords:  tahoe-cp error windows win32
   Resolution:                  |
Launchpad Bug:                  |
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Comment (by daira):

 [http://bugs.python.org/issue18199]. This will not be fixed in Python 2.x,
 so the only way for us to work around it is either to:
 a. chdir to each subdirectory in turn using relative paths (this changes
 the limitation to 259 characters per directory component);
 b. on Windows, use the Win32 API functions with the "`\\?\`" prefix
 directly via `ctypes` or similar.

 b. seems like too much work.

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