bpo-20443: make code objects filename an absolute path

[isidentical]

make code objects filename an absolute path

https://bugs.python.org/issue20443

[benjaminp]

The compiler isn't an appropriate place to do this. compiler("some", "exec", "<some file>") should return a code object with co_filename == "<some file>".

[isidentical]

Then, where to it'll return absolute path? For not breaking backwards compability, we can set up a future flag if it is OK?

[terryjreedy]

Then, where to it'll return absolute path?

I think you meant, where to patch to that co_filename == ? I agree with what Benjamin implied, that the call site should pass in the absolute patch when there is one. The passed-in 'filename' can be anything and does not have to correspond to a real file on external storage.

For not breaking backwards compability, we can set up a future flag if it is OK?

This would definitely require a PEP.

[isidentical]

This would definitely require a PEP.

I know, i posted to python-ideas.

[vstinner]

I concur with Benjamin: code object constructor is the wrong place to fix the issue. The filename must be made absolute somewhere in the caller. I'm not against https://bugs.python.org/issue20443 I'm only against the proposed implementation.