From c15507072022792e14fb15a28a14bca4d5deaaef 2013-12-05 17:33:46
From: Thomas Kluyver <takowl@gmail.com>
Date: 2013-12-05 17:33:46
Subject: [PATCH] Merge pull request #4633 from watercrossing/master

Modifies test_get_long_path_name_winr32() to allow for long path names in temp dir
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diff --git a/IPython/utils/tests/test_path.py b/IPython/utils/tests/test_path.py
index 897d015..4fe0b32 100644
--- a/IPython/utils/tests/test_path.py
+++ b/IPython/utils/tests/test_path.py
@@ -453,8 +453,9 @@ def test_get_ipython_module_path():
 def test_get_long_path_name_win32():
     with TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
 
-        # Make a long path.
-        long_path = os.path.join(tmpdir, u'this is my long path name')
+        # Make a long path. Expands the path of tmpdir prematurely as it may already have a long 
+        # path component, so ensure we include the long form of it
+        long_path = os.path.join(path.get_long_path_name(tmpdir), u'this is my long path name')
         os.makedirs(long_path)
 
         # Test to see if the short path evaluates correctly.