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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"`os.path.realpath` raises a `ValueError` when path contains a null byte","articleBody":"# Bug report\n\n### Bug description:\n\n```python\nimport os\nos.path.realpath(\"\\x00\")  # raises unexpected ValueError\n```\n\nThe `ValueError` is initially raised by `os.lstat`.\n\nThis behavior is inconsistent with other path operations catching the `ValueError` raised by `os.lstat`:\n`os.path.lexsists`: https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/main/Lib/genericpath.py#L30\n`os.path.exists`: https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/main/Lib/genericpath.py#L20\n`os.path.islink`: https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/main/Lib/genericpath.py#L64\n`os.path.ismount`: https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/main/Lib/posixpath.py#L197\n`os.path.ismount`: https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/main/Lib/posixpath.py#L213\n\n### CPython versions tested on:\n\n3.10, CPython main branch\n\n### Operating systems tested on:\n\nLinux\n\n\u003c!-- gh-linked-prs --\u003e\n### Linked PRs\n* gh-117573\n* gh-134189\n* gh-134265\n* gh-134266\n* gh-142415\n\u003c!-- /gh-linked-prs --\u003e\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/stefanhoelzl","@type":"Person","name":"stefanhoelzl"},"datePublished":"2024-04-07T06:42:19.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":9},"url":"https://github.com/117596/cpython/issues/117596"}