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pathlib.PurePath.match() can incorrectly match empty path #106330

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barneygale opened this issue Jul 2, 2023 · 2 comments
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pathlib.PurePath.match() can incorrectly match empty path #106330

barneygale opened this issue Jul 2, 2023 · 2 comments
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3.12 bugs and security fixes 3.13 new features, bugs and security fixes topic-pathlib type-bug An unexpected behavior, bug, or error

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barneygale commented Jul 2, 2023 •
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>>> from pathlib import PurePath
>>> PurePath().match('*')
True

This should be false, because a * segment always consumes exactly one path component, but empty paths have 0 components.

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@AlexWaygood AlexWaygood changed the title pathlib.PurePath.match() can incorrectly match empty patch pathlib.PurePath.match() can incorrectly match empty path Jul 2, 2023
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Caused by #101398. In Python 3.13 this can also affect glob() results.

barneygale added a commit to barneygale/cpython that referenced this issue Jul 2, 2023
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pythonGH-106330: Fix matching of empty path in `pathlib.PurePath.matc…
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…h()`

We match paths using the `_lines` attribute, which is derived from the
path's string representation. The bug arises because an empty path's string
representation is `'.'` (not `''`), which is matched by the `'*'` wildcard.
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Merge branch 'main' into pythongh-106330-fix-match-empty-path
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barneygale added a commit that referenced this issue Jul 3, 2023
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GH-106330: Fix matching of empty path in pathlib.PurePath.match() (G…
b4efdf8 
…H-106331)

We match paths using the `_lines` attribute, which is derived from the
path's string representation. The bug arises because an empty path's string
representation is `'.'` (not `''`), which is matched by the `'*'` wildcard.
barneygale added a commit to barneygale/cpython that referenced this issue Jul 3, 2023
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[3.12] pythonGH-106330: Fix matching of empty path in `pathlib.PurePa…
e320740 
…th.match()` (pythonGH-106331)

We match paths using the `_lines` attribute, which is derived from the
path's string representation. The bug arises because an empty path's string
representation is `'.'` (not `''`), which is matched by the `'*'` wildcard.
(cherry picked from commit b4efdf8)

Co-authored-by: Barney Gale <barney.gale@gmail.com>
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[3.12] GH-106330: Fix matching of empty path in `pathlib.PurePath.mat…
d5ed72b 
…ch()` (GH-106331) (GH-106372)

We match paths using the `_lines` attribute, which is derived from the
path's string representation. The bug arises because an empty path's string
representation is `'.'` (not `''`), which is matched by the `'*'` wildcard.
(cherry picked from commit b4efdf8)
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Fixed!

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