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fix system executable discovery #1550

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fix system executable discovery #1550

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@gaborbernat gaborbernat commented Feb 10, 2020

This might fix our test suite now.

Resolves #1552
Resolves #1553

@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def non_write_able(dest, value):
# pre 3.6 resolve is always strict, aka must exists, sidestep by using os.path operation
dest = Path(os.path.realpath(raw_value))
else:
dest = value.resolve()
dest = value.absolute().resolve() # on Windows absolute does not imply resolve so use both
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absolute() is undocumented (see bpo-29688)

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It works in practice though, so I'm fine with this approach for now 🤔

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ugh, reading up that thread I've swapped to os.path.abspath now 🤷‍♂

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Also relevant is bpo-39090 - "getting the absolute path is surprisingly subtle and varied depending on your needs" 🙁

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