BradenM/micropy-cli

Add flag to enable stub copying fallback in the case of symlink errors

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#218 opened on Jan 30, 2021

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

See #217

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Add a flag (something like: --allow-copy) to enable copying stubs as a fallback to symlink related errors.

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Research direction
Understand the current stub copying mechanism and symlink handling in the codebase. Check the referenced issue #217 for details. Then implement a new flag that enables copy fallback when symlink errors occur.
Tech stack
python
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
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1-3 hours
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Fresh
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Clear
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PythonGit
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75