[issue21969] WindowsPath constructor does not check for invalid characters

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[issue21969] WindowsPath constructor does not check for invalid characters

Antony Lee added the comment: There is a list of always forbidden characters (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa365247(v=vs.85).aspx#naming_conventions), and then a couple of obscure fs-dependent cases (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_file_systems) but I beli

[issue21969] WindowsPath constructor does not check for invalid characters

Antoine Pitrou added the comment: Hmm, I am not sure. Is there a definite list of invalid Windows path characters, or can it be filesystem-specific? -- ___ Python tracker ___ __

[issue21969] WindowsPath constructor does not check for invalid characters

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[issue21969] WindowsPath constructor does not check for invalid characters

New submission from Antony Lee: PureWindowsPath("foo*") returns a path object, even though it is an invalid one (e.g., open("foo*") on Windows throws an OSError for "invalid argument" rather than a FileNotFoundError). Given the amount of checking that is done in (e.g.) with_name and with_suff