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On 5/28/2016 9:39 PM, Mitch Deoudes wrote:
> According to the python docs, os.stat() gives the following for st_ctime:
>
>     "|st_ctime| - platform dependent; time of most recent metadata change on Unix, or the time of
> creation on Windows"

cygwin emulates posix, so you should expect a posix-like result.
That is what you're getting.  I don't really see grounds for
complaint.  If you want a Windows python, Anaconda seems good ...

Regards -- Eliot Moss

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