aux.py can't write on MS Windows about luma.lcd

[thijstriemstra]

we're talking about https://github.com/rm-hull/luma.lcd/blob/master/luma/lcd/aux.py right? Are you serious, this would blow my mind..

[pasquyonline]

Yes is that file.
Believe me, I'm very serious! I didn't even believe it, then I did tests on Windows 10 and Windows 7: same error message.

This is a link that describe "the thing"!!
https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxmasterrace/comments/9ukft0/windows_10_still_cant_create_a_file_called_auxtxt/?depth=2

[pasquyonline]

I tried also on a Windows Xp on a virtual machine and also in that operating system there is that limitation!

[rm-hull]

Related issue: #44

[thijstriemstra]

@rm-hull what are your thoughts on renaming it?

[rm-hull]

Wondered about creating a backlit_device class with this functionality, and then those devices that have a backlight would inherit from that instead of device, and then we could just remove the aux.py file completely.

[thijstriemstra]

sounds good. removing a module is backwards-incompatible though (so bump version to nxt level?)

[rm-hull]

so bump version to nxt level?

Agreed - it would have to be v2.0.0