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Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2015 15:04:37 +0300
Subject: Re: windows and file names > 256 bytes
From: Joonas Liik <liik.joonas@gmail.com>
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It sounds to me more like it is possible to use long file names on windows
but it is a pain and in python, on windows it is basically impossible.

So shouldn't it be possible to maniulate these files with extended names..

I mean even if you had to use some special function to ask for long names
it would still be better than no support at all.