windows problem with py-execute-directory

Am 25.10.2012 11:11, schrieb Andy Smith:> New question #212270 on python-mode.el:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/python-mode/+question/212270
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> Hi All,
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> On windows I've had to replace line 9274...
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> (py-execute-directory (or (ignore-errors (file-name-directory (file-remote-p (buffer-file-name) 'localname)))(getenv "WORKON_HOME")(getenv "HOME")))
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> with ...
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> (py-execute-directory (or (file-name-directory buffer-file-name)(getenv "WORKON_HOME")(getenv "HOME")))
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> i.e. the (ignore-errors .....) clause has failed on me.
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> Without this modification I get....
>>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
> File "c:/cygwin/tmp/python-6060ECQ.py", line 3, in <module>
> import os; os.chdir("C:\home\andy")
> WindowsError: [Error 123] The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect: 'C:\\home\x07ndy'
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> I'm not an elisp guru but I guess the ignore-errors clause is failing, and the 'or' is moving on to(getenv "HOME"), and some wierd escaping is happening on my home directory - "C:\home\andy".
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> I don't know why (buffer-file-name) is in paren. It would make sense if if buffer-file-name is a function , but buffer-file-name is a variable so doesn't need to be wrapped in parens???!! Given that, i can't see how that clause can ever work.
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> Take with a pinch of salt though - like i say I'm not an elisp guru by any stretch.
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> Cheers,
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> A.
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