Martin v. Löwis schrieb: > > Neither, nor. In both cases, the operating system is asked, and gives > this answer. However, in the Windows API, there is no "exists" function > (nor is there on Unix); instead, exists is implemented by calling > several underlying functions. The precise set of functions used did > change between 2.4 and 2.5. > > It is quite difficult to investigate the precise nature of the change > that leads to this change in observable behavior. If you think this is > a bug, it would be best if you could also investigate a patch. >
I don't know if it is a bug; at least it is backwards incompatible, which I think is never a good thing. Unfortunately, I am afraid writing a patch is beyond my expertise :( Regards Michael
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