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tonybaloney opened this issue Jul 20, 2022 · 0 comments
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Python on Windows Store missing details on folder redirection #95029

tonybaloney opened this issue Jul 20, 2022 · 0 comments
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In using/windows.html#the-microsoft-store-package the current description of the Windows Store package describes writing to TEMP as having special behaviours.

The packaging is broader than this, writes to well-known Windows folders, including TEMP and APPDATA, LOCALAPPDATA are redirected.

The documentation should explain this better, as the link to the external Microsoft Docs doesn't explain it either.

There are also workarounds, like using os.path.realpath and disabling aliases.

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@tonybaloney tonybaloney added the docs Documentation in the Doc dir label Jul 20, 2022
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… more detail (GH-95030)
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pythonGH-95029: Describe Windows Store package isolation and redirect…
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…ion in more detail (pythonGH-95030)

(cherry picked from commit b1924b1)

Co-authored-by: Anthony Shaw <[email protected]>
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GH-95029: Describe Windows Store package isolation and redirection in…
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… more detail (GH-95030)

(cherry picked from commit b1924b1)

Co-authored-by: Anthony Shaw <[email protected]>
miss-islington added a commit that referenced this issue Jul 21, 2022
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GH-95029: Describe Windows Store package isolation and redirection in…
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… more detail (GH-95030)

(cherry picked from commit b1924b1)

Co-authored-by: Anthony Shaw <[email protected]>
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