tim golden cggctimgoldenmeuk terry reedy wrote testdir disallows search indexer need disable windows search service privatizing dir kept programs likewise suggesting programmatic way test suite create directories disallow search service etc suspect know dialog box effects changes userprogrammable interfaces would start manual changes see solves problem presume must system call changing dir attributes problem think isnt indexing service generates issue tortoisesvn well known thing could potentially future programs dont think hunting turning interference case case viable solution longterm although would obviously way forward short term _faute de mieux_ tony nelson id think files directories created temp directory would normally indexed os including mswindows guess im inclined think youre right first pass producing solution simply used tempfile everything unfortunately thats far invasive really comfortable time least patch several tests fail theres escaped backslash path however clear attempt cause minimum damage isnt enough clear problem 100 think next move indeed turn test_supporttestfn function way generates unique tempfile reference possibly context manager clean something complication test simply want handy file exist written dont really care happens afterwards tests testing mechanism creatingdeleting file etc wholesale replacement isnt necessarily straightforward go tjg _______________________________________________ pythondev mailing list zvlllneumpythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopythondev unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspythondevpythondev40tangomucom thu 07 aug 2008 082438 0100 pythondev fixing tests windows