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Asked: May 12, 20262026-05-12T10:42:37+00:00 2026-05-12T10:42:37+00:00

I write Python script to copy files; unfortunately it keeps failing because filename is

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I write Python script to copy files; unfortunately it keeps failing because filename is too long(>256). Is there anyway to deal with that problem?

I’m using Python 2.5.4 and Windows XP.

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