glob.glob('**/**', recursive=True) yields duplicate results #104269
Description
Calling glob.glob(pattern, recursive=True), where pattern contains two or more **/ segments, can yield the same paths multiple times:
>>> import glob
>>> len(glob.glob('**/**', recursive=True))
314206
>>> len(set(glob.glob('**/**', recursive=True)))
44849
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barneygale commentedon May 7, 2023
Reasonably minor bug I think as these patterns are pretty rare. A note in the docs might be the best solution.
pythonGH-106747: Prepare pathlib globbing for dir_fd support.
gh-104269: Document `glob.glob` duplicates when using multiple `**` p…
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barneygale commentedon Apr 11, 2024
Thanks for sorting this, @tomasr8!
pythongh-104269: Document `glob.glob` duplicates when using multiple …