Thorsten Kampe wrote: > * Steve Holden (2006-09-11 21:37 +0100) > >>Uwe Hoffmann wrote: >> >>>cjl schrieb: >>> >>>>I do set pythonpath, see above. >>> >>>is pythonpath really case insensitive on windows ? >> >>Only because the Windows filesystem implements case-insensitive >>semantics. This is nothing to do with Python: > > > That's nonsense: "Filenames are Case Sensitive on NTFS Volumes"[1] > > Thorsten > [1] http://support.microsoft.com/kb/100625/en-us
Sigh. Right, the semantics are actually inside the subsystem accessing the filesystem, if I have to dot every I and cross every T. Note that the reference you quote includes the test """However, if you attempt to open one of these files in a Win32 application, such as Notepad, you would only have access to one of the files, regardless of the case of the filename you type in the Open File dialog box.""" So perhaps I should have said the Win32 API implements case-insensitive semantics? Sure, if you want to use the POSIX compatibility layer it's absolutely possible to create several files that Win32 applications will be completely unable to distinguish between. Whatever good that might do you. Sheesh, the nits that get picked on this list nowadays. I can remember when it used to be fun, not an exercise in ego inflation. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +44 150 684 7255 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC/Ltd http://www.holdenweb.com Skype: holdenweb http://holdenweb.blogspot.com Recent Ramblings http://del.icio.us/steve.holden -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
