diff --git a/pep-0042.txt b/pep-0042.txt index 1a818d8ef..9df018d66 100644 --- a/pep-0042.txt +++ b/pep-0042.txt @@ -61,6 +61,14 @@ Core Language / Builtins pickle lacks float('inf') http://sf.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=445484&group_id=5470&atid=355470 + - Windows: Trying to create (or even access) files with certain magic + names can hang or crash Windows systems. This is really a bug in the + OSes, but some apps try to shield users from it. When it happens, + the symptoms are very confusing. + + Hang using files named prn.txt, etc + http://sf.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=481171&group_id=5470&atid=355470 + Standard Library