From 33fb1d5a00c813a1e46536f2501fbe0b175db367 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mrbean-bremen <hansemrbean@googlemail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:23:16 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Adapt fake fs and tests to changed macOS behavior

---
 CHANGES.md                     | 1127 ++++++++++++++++++++------------
 pyfakefs/fake_filesystem.py    |   11 +-
 pyfakefs/tests/fake_os_test.py |   74 +--
 3 files changed, 728 insertions(+), 484 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index a4519167..7ca209de 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,23 +1,34 @@
 # pyfakefs Release Notes
+
 The released versions correspond to PyPI releases.
 `pyfakefs` versions follow [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Changes
+
+* some minor macOS-specific behavior changes to match the behavior
+  of the current macOS version used in CI
+  (see [#1327](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1327))
+
 ### Fixes
+
 * fixed a crash if the stack limit was set to a low value
   (see [#1313](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1313))
 
 ## [Version 6.2.0](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/6.2.0) (2026-04-12)
+
 Changes the MRO for file wrappers.
 
 ### Changes
+
 * fake file wrappers now derive from `io.TextIOBase` or `io.BufferedIOBase`,
   so that `isinstance`-checks for these classes succeed
   (see [#1307](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1307)
   and [#484](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/484))
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * route some pseudo-devices to the system instead of patching them; this ensures
   that `os.urandom` and related functions work correctly with PyPy
   (see [#1300](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1300))
@@ -28,65 +39,82 @@ Changes the MRO for file wrappers.
   (see [#1308](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1308))
 
 ### Infrastructure
+
 * use newest `pytest` for testing in CI
 
 ## [Version 6.1.6](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/6.1.6) (2026-03-18)
+
 Follow-up bugfix release for 6.1.5.
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * `os.path.realpath` did not correctly handle some absolute paths under Windows
   (previous fix was incomplete, see [#1296](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1296))
 
 ## [Version 6.1.5](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/6.1.5) (2026-03-15)
+
 Minor bugfix release.
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * `os.path.realpath` did not resolve symlinks under Windows
   (see [#1296](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1296))
 
 ## [Version 6.1.4](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/6.1.4) (2026-03-04)
+
 Fixes incompatibility with VCCode unittest runner.
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * `expanduser` now correctly handles paths besides home and different separators
   (see [#1289](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1289))
 * avoid faking filesystem in VSCode unittest runner
   (see [#1285](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1285))
 
 ## [Version 6.1.3](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/6.1.3) (2026-03-01)
+
 Minor bugfix release.
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * handle `expanduser()` and `home()` correctly in cross OS usage
   (see [#1289](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1289))
 
 ## [Version 6.1.2](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/6.1.2) (2026-02-22)
+
 Fixes a regression caused by the introduced weakrefs.
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * do not use weakrefs for filesystem objects in fake modules
   (see [#1284](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1284))
 
 ## [Version 6.1.1](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/6.1.1) (2026-02-09)
+
 Fixes a packaging issue in latest version.
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * fixed packaging issue: tests had not been added to sdist
   (see [#1278](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1278))
 
 ## [Version 6.1.0](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/6.1.0) (2026-02-06)
+
 Changes back-link references to weak references.
 
 ### Changes
+
 * added more support for PyPy 3
 * _Caution:_ many back-link references have been replaced by weak references;
   this may have unwanted consequences (crashes) for some untested workflows
 
 ### Infrastructure
+
 * added PyPy 3.11 to CI, added PyPy builds for all OSes
 * use only `pyproject.toml` for dependencies, moved `tox` configuration into `pyproject.toml`
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * fixed a problem accessing `size` from a `FakeFileWrapper` object
   (see [#1276](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1276))
 * fixed a problem with `readable` raising an error on a file object.
@@ -95,9 +123,11 @@ Changes back-link references to weak references.
   (see [#1267](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1267))
 
 ## [Version 6.0.0](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/6.0.0) (2025-12-21)
+
 Removes some deprecated functionality, removes support for Python < 3.10.
 
 ### Breaking Changes
+
 * removed support for Python versions < 3.10; patch releases based on `pyfakefs` 5.10
   supporting older versions may be made on demand
 * removed support for patching legacy modules `scandir` and `pathlib2`
@@ -105,93 +135,120 @@ Removes some deprecated functionality, removes support for Python < 3.10.
   the real filesystem behavior
 
 ### Changes
+
 * added some support for Python 3.15a3
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * fixes a problem with `Path` type hints using the pipe symbol in wrapped functions
   inside an `fs` dependent fixture (see [#1242](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1242))
 * fixes problem with new `coverage` in Python 3.14 using the fake filesystem
   (see [#1245](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1245))
 
 ### Documentation
+
 * added project information to documentation pages
 
 ### Infrastructure
+
 * added CI tests for Python 3.15
 
 ## [Version 5.10.2](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/5.10.2) (2025-11-04)
+
 Fixes a problem with `pathlib.glob` in Python 3.14.
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * fixed `pathlib.glob()` for Python 3.14 (see [#1239](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1239))
 
 ## [Version 5.10.1](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/5.10.1) (2025-10-27)
+
 Fixes a regression introduced in version 5.9.0.
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * fixed a deadlock in `shutil.copytree` if copying using an `shutil` function as
   `copy_function` argument (see [#1235](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1235))
 
 ## [Version 5.10.0](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/5.10.0) (2025-10-11)
+
 Adds official support for Python 3.14. Last minor version before the 6.0 release.
 
 ### Changes
+
 * the `errno` codes set in `OSError` have changed for some specific error conditions
   in Windows 11/Windows Server 2025; pyfakefs now matches this behavior
   instead of the previous behavior under Windows 10
 * added official support for Python 3.14
 
 ### Enhancements
+
 * added support for `os.readinto` in Python 3.14
 * added support for `pathlib.copy` and `pathlib.copy_into` in Python 3.14
 
 ### Fixes
-* fixes patching of Debian-specific `tempfile` in Python 3.13 (see [#1214](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1214))
+
+* fixes patching of Debian-specific `tempfile` in Python 3.13 (
+  see [#1214](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1214))
 
 ## [Version 5.9.3](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/5.9.3) (2025-08-28)
+
 Fixes a utility method.
 
 ### Changes
+
 * a warning is now issued if trying to create a nested fake filesystem with custom arguments
   (custom arguments are ignored in this case, as the existing fake filesystem is used)
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * fixed `fake_filesystem.add_package_metadata` that had never worked correctly
   (see [#1205](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1205))
 
 ### Infrastructure
+
 * updated the package build-system minimum version to setuptools v61.2 and higher
 
 ## [Version 5.9.2](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/5.9.2) (2025-07-30)
+
 Fixes interaction with pytest.
 
 ### Fixes
-* fixed an interaction problem of `fs` with other pytest fixtures (see [#1200](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1200))
+
+* fixed an interaction problem of `fs` with other pytest fixtures (
+  see [#1200](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1200))
 
 ### Infrastructure
+
 * fixed some warnings in tests (see [#1190](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1190))
 
 ## [Version 5.9.1](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/5.9.1) (2025-06-23)
+
 Fixes regression in packaging in version 5.9.0.
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * fixed handling of added `strict` argument in Python 3.9.23
 * make sure test files are packaged (see [#1186](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1186))
 
 ## [Version 5.9.0](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/5.9.0) (2025-06-21)
+
 Adds support for an API change in latest Python patch releases.
 
 ### Changes
+
 * the message from an `OSError` raised in the fake filesystem has no longer the postfix
   _"in the fake filesystem"_ (see [#1159](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/discussions/1159))
 * changed implementation of `FakeShutilModule` to prepare it for usage without the patcher
   (see [#1171](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1171))
 
 ### Enhancements
+
 * added convenience function `add_package_metadata` to add the metadata of a given
   package to the fake filesystem (see [#1155](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1155))
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * fixed handling of dynamic imports from code in the fake filesystem in Python > 3.11
   (see [#1121](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1121))
 * fixed workaround for recursion with pytest under Windows to ignore capitalization
@@ -200,9 +257,11 @@ Adds support for an API change in latest Python patch releases.
 * fixed instantiation of a standalone `FakePathlibModule` for Python >= 3.11
   (see [#1169](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1169))
 * added support for new value "ALLOW_MISSING" of `strict` argument in `os.path.realpath`
-  (introduced in latest patch version of Python >= 3.10, see [#1180](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1180))
+  (introduced in latest patch version of Python >= 3.10,
+  see [#1180](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1180))
 
 ### Infrastructure
+
 * adapt test for increased default buffer size in Python 3.14a6
 * replace session-scoped with module-scoped fixture in test,
   run pytest over all tests in docker containers
@@ -210,14 +269,17 @@ Adds support for an API change in latest Python patch releases.
 * remove `setup.py` and `setup.cfg` in favor of `pyproject.toml`
 
 ## [Version 5.8.0](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/5.8.0) (2025-03-11)
+
 Adds preliminary support for Python 3.14.
 
 ### Changes
+
 * added some preliminary support for Python 3.14
 * change behavior of `FakeFilesystem.get_object()` to ignore permissions as it has been
   before version 5.4.0 (see [#1122](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1122))
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * fixed a problem with flushing if writing over the buffer end
   (see [#1120](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1120))
 * fixed a regression that could break tests under Posix in Python 3.12
@@ -228,12 +290,15 @@ Adds preliminary support for Python 3.14.
   (see [#1126](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1126))
 
 ### Documentation
+
 * use a theme for documentation supporting dark mode
 
 ## [Version 5.7.4](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/5.7.4) (2025-01-14)
+
 Minor bugfix release.
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * fixed a problem with module and session scoped fixtures in Python 3.13
   (see [#1101](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1101))
 * fixed handling of `cwd` if set to a `pathlib.Path` (see [#1108](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1108))
@@ -241,56 +306,73 @@ Minor bugfix release.
   (see [#1105](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1105))
 
 ## [Version 5.7.3](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/5.7.3) (2024-12-15)
+
 Fixes a regression in version 5.7.3.
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * fixed a regression in version 5.7.2 that `tempfile` was not patched after pause/resume
   (POSIX only, see [#1098](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1098))
 * added workaround for a recursion occurring if using pytest under Windows and Python >= 3.12
   (see [#1096](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1096))
 
 ### Infrastructure
+
 * run pytest-specific tests for all supported Python versions
 * pytest is only supported for versions >= 6.2.5, earlier version do not work in Python >= 3.10
   due to a pytest issue - adapted tests and documentation
 
 ## [Version 5.7.2](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/5.7.2) (2024-12-01)
+
 Fixes some problems with patching.
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * added some support for loading fake modules in `AUTO` patch mode
   using `importlib.import_module` (see [#1079](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1079))
 * added some support to avoid patching debugger related modules
   (see [#1083](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1083))
 
 ### Performance
+
 * avoid reloading `tempfile` in Posix systems
 
 ### Infrastructure
+
 * use trusted publisher for release (see https://docs.pypi.org/trusted-publishers/)
 
 ## [Version 5.7.1](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/5.7.1) (2024-08-13)
+
 Fixes a regression in version 5.7.0 that broke patching fcntl.
 
 ### Fixes
-* fixes a regression that caused unfaked `fcntl` calls to fail (see [#1074](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1074))
+
+* fixes a regression that caused unfaked `fcntl` calls to fail (
+  see [#1074](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1074))
 
 ## [Version 5.7.0](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/5.7.0) (2024-08-10)
+
 Adds official Python 3.13 support, improves OS emulation behavior.
 
 ### Changes
+
 * officially support Python 3.13
 
 ### Enhancements
-* the `additional_skip_names` parameter now works with more modules (see [#1023](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1023))
+
+* the `additional_skip_names` parameter now works with more modules (
+  see [#1023](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1023))
 * added support for `os.fchmod`, allow file descriptor argument for `os.chmod` only for POSIX
   for Python < 3.13
 
 ### Performance
+
 * avoid reloading `glob` in Python 3.13
 
 ### Fixes
-* removing files while iterating over `scandir` results is now possible (see [#1051](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1051))
+
+* removing files while iterating over `scandir` results is now possible (
+  see [#1051](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1051))
 * fake `pathlib.PosixPath` and `pathlib.WindowsPath` now behave more like in the real filesystem
   (see [#1053](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1053))
 * `PurePosixPath` reported Windows reserved names as reserved in Python >= 3.12
@@ -299,22 +381,31 @@ Adds official Python 3.13 support, improves OS emulation behavior.
   (see [#1070](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1070))
 
 ## [Version 5.6.0](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/5.6.0) (2024-07-12)
+
 Adds preliminary Python 3.13 support.
 
 ### Enhancements
-* added preliminary support for Python 3.13 (tested with beta2) (see [#1017](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1017))
-* added `apply_umask` argument to `FakeFilesystem.create_dir` to allow ignoring the umask (see [#1038](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1038))
+
+* added preliminary support for Python 3.13 (tested with beta2) (
+  see [#1017](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1017))
+* added `apply_umask` argument to `FakeFilesystem.create_dir` to allow ignoring the umask (
+  see [#1038](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1038))
 
 ### Fixes
-* use real open calls for remaining `pathlib` functions so that it works nice with skippedmodules (see [#1012](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1012))
+
+* use real open calls for remaining `pathlib` functions so that it works nice with skippedmodules (
+  see [#1012](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1012))
 
 ### Infrastructure
+
 * Add pyupgrade as a pre-commit hook.
 
 ## [Version 5.5.0](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/5.5.0) (2024-05-12)
+
 Deprecates the usage of `pathlib2` and `scandir`.
 
 ### Changes
+
 * The usage of the `pathlib2` and `scandir` modules in pyfakefs is now deprecated.
   They will now cause deprecation warnings if still used. Support for patching
   these modules will be removed in pyfakefs 6.0.
@@ -323,32 +414,44 @@ Deprecates the usage of `pathlib2` and `scandir`.
   and/or faked filesystem customization (see [#1006](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1006)).
 
 ### Fixes
-* fixed handling of Windows `pathlib` paths under POSIX and vice verse (see [#1006](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1006))
-* correctly use real open calls in pathlib for skipped modules (see [#1012](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1012))
+
+* fixed handling of Windows `pathlib` paths under POSIX and vice verse (
+  see [#1006](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1006))
+* correctly use real open calls in pathlib for skipped modules (
+  see [#1012](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/1012))
 
 ## [Version 5.4.1](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/5.4.0) (2024-04-11)
+
 Fixes a regression.
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * fixed a regression from version 5.4.0 that incorrectly handled files opened twice via file descriptor
   (see [#997](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/997))
 
 ## [Version 5.4.0](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/5.4.0) (2024-04-07)
+
 Improves permission handling.
 
 ### Changes
+
 * the handling of file permissions under Posix should now mostly match the behavior
   of the real filesystem, which may change the behavior of some tests
 * removed the argument `module_cleanup_mode`, that was introduced as a temporary workaround
   in the previous version - related problems shall be handled using a cleanup handler
 
 ### Enhancements
+
 * added support for `O_NOFOLLOW` and `O_DIRECTORY` flags in `os.open`
-  (see [#972](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/972) and [#974](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/974))
-* added support for fake `os.dup`, `os.dup2` and `os.lseek` (see [#970](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/970))
+  (see [#972](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/972)
+  and [#974](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/974))
+* added support for fake `os.dup`, `os.dup2` and `os.lseek` (
+  see [#970](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/970))
 
 ### Fixes
-* fixed a specific problem on reloading a pandas-related module (see [#947](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/947)),
+
+* fixed a specific problem on reloading a pandas-related module (
+  see [#947](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/947)),
   added possibility for unload hooks for specific modules
 * use this also to reload django views (see [#932](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/932))
 * fixed `EncodingWarning` for Python >= 3.11 (see [#957](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/957))
@@ -363,40 +466,50 @@ Improves permission handling.
 * fixed handling of missing attribute in `os.getxattr` (see [#971](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/971))
 * fixed permission problem with `shutil.rmtree` if emulating Windows under POSIX
   (see [#979](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/979))
-* fixed handling of errors on opening files via file descriptor (see [#967](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/967))
+* fixed handling of errors on opening files via file descriptor (
+  see [#967](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/967))
 * fixed handling of `umask` - it is now applied by default
 * fixed behavior of `os.makedirs` (see [#987](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/987))
 
 ### Infrastructure
+
 * replace `undefined` by own minimal implementation to avoid importing it
   (see [#981](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/discussions/981))
 
-
 ## [Version 5.3.5](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/5.3.5) (2024-01-30)
+
 Fixes a regression.
 
 ### Fixes
-* Fixed a regression due to the changed behavior of the dynamic patcher cleanup (see [#939](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/939)).
+
+* Fixed a regression due to the changed behavior of the dynamic patcher cleanup (
+  see [#939](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/939)).
   The change is now by default only made if the `django` module is loaded, and the behavior can
   be changed using the new argument `module_cleanup_mode`.
 
 ### Packaging
-* included `tox.ini` and a few more files into the source distribution (see [#937](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/937))
+
+* included `tox.ini` and a few more files into the source distribution (
+  see [#937](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/937))
 
 ## [Version 5.3.4](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/5.3.4) (2024-01-19)
+
 Bugfix release.
 
 ### Fixes
-* fixed handling of unhashable modules which cannot be cached (see [#923](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/923))
+
+* fixed handling of unhashable modules which cannot be cached (
+  see [#923](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/923))
 * reload modules loaded by the dynamic patcher instead of removing them - sometimes they may
   not be reloaded automatically (see [#932](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/932))
 * added back argument `use_dynamic_patch` as a fallback for similar problems
 
-
 ## [Version 5.3.2](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/5.3.2) (2023-11-30)
+
 Bugfix release.
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * fixed a problem with patching `_io` under Python 3.12 (see [#910](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/910))
 * fixed a problem with accessing the temp path if emulating Linux under Windows
   (see [#912](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/912))
@@ -406,70 +519,87 @@ Bugfix release.
   logreport phase (see [#904](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/904)), the previous fix was incomplete
 
 ## [Version 5.3.1](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/5.3.1) (2023-11-15)
+
 Mostly a bugfix release.
 
 ### Changes
+
 * changed behavior of `add_real_directory` to be able to map a real directory
   to an existing directory in the fake filesystem (see [#901](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/901))
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * fixed the problem that filesystem patching was still active in the pytest
   logreport phase (see [#904](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/904))
 * restored compatibility with PyTorch 2.0 and above, as well as with other
   classes that have custom __setattr__ methods (see [#905](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/pull/905))
 
 ## [Version 5.3.0](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/5.3.0) (2023-10-11)
+
 Adds official support for Python 3.12.
 
 ### Changes
+
 * added official support for Python 3.12
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * removed a leftover debug print statement (see [#869](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/869))
 * make sure tests work without HOME environment set (see [#870](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/870))
 * automount drive or UNC path under Windows if needed for `pathlib.Path.mkdir()`
   (see [#890](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/890))
 * adapted patching `io.open` and `io.open_code` to work with Python 3.12
-  (see [#836](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/836) and [#892](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/892))
+  (see [#836](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/836)
+  and [#892](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/892))
 
 ## [Version 5.2.4](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/5.2.4) (2023-08-18)
+
 Fixes a rare problem on pytest shutdown.
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * Clear the patched module cache on session shutdown (pytest only)
   (see [#866](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/866)). Added a class method `Patcher.clear_fs_cache`
   for clearing the patched module cache.
 
 ## [Version 5.2.3](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/5.2.3) (2023-07-10)
+
 Adds compatibility with PyPy 3.10 and Python 3.12.
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * Re-create temp directory if it had been created before on resetting file system
   (see [#814](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/814)).
 * Excluded pytest `pathlib` modules from patching to avoid mixup of patched/unpatched
   code (see [#814](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/814)).
 * Adapted to changes in Python 3.12 beta1 (only working partially,
-  see [#830](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/830) and [#831](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/831)).
+  see [#830](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/830)
+  and [#831](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/831)).
 * Adapted to changes in `shutil` in Python 3.12 beta2 (see [#814](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/814)).
 * Fixed support for newer PyPi versions (see [#859](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/859)).
 
 ### Documentation
+
 * Added a note regarding the incompatibility of the built-in `sqlite3` module with
   `pyfakefs` (see [#850](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/850))
 
 ### Infrastructure
+
 * Added pytype check for non-test modules in CI (see [#599](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/599)).
 * Added tests for different pypy3 versions.
 * Added codespell hook to pre-commit
 
 ## [Version 5.2.2](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/5.2.2) (2023-04-13)
+
 Fixes a regression in 5.2.0
 
 ### Changes
+
 * Made the user and group IDs accessible via dedicated ``get_uid`` and ``get_gid``
   functions (for symmetry to ``set_uid`` / ``set_gid``)
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * The test fixture is now included in the source distribution and installed
   with the package.
 * Some public constants in `fake_filesystem` that had been moved to `helpers` are
@@ -478,23 +608,27 @@ Fixes a regression in 5.2.0
 * Make sure a `/tmp` path exists under linux (`TMPDIR` may point elsewhere)
   (see [#810](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/810))
 
-
 ## [Version 5.2.1](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/5.2.1) (2023-04-11)
+
 Support for latest Python 3.12 version.
 
 ### Changes
+
 * Adapted fake pathlib to changes in Python 3.12a7 (last alpha version)
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * Properties defining the capabilities of some `os` functions like
   `os.supports_follow_symlinks` are now properly faked to contain the fake functions
   if the real functions are faked (see [#799](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/799))
 
 ## [Version 5.2.0](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/5.2.0) (2023-03-31)
+
 Supports current Python 3.12 version (alpha 6). We plan to make patch releases in
 case of breaking changes in alpha or beta versions.
 
 ### Changes
+
 * Fake module classes previously defined in `fake_filesystem` have now moved to
   their own modules: `fake_os.FakeOsModule`, `fake_path.FakePathModule`,
   `fake_io.FakeIoModule` and `fake_open.FakeFileOpen`. Additionally, all fake file
@@ -506,21 +640,25 @@ case of breaking changes in alpha or beta versions.
   internally even when the engine selected is "c".
 
 ### Features
+
 * added possibility to set a path inaccessible under Windows by using `chown()` with
   the `force_unix_mode` flag (see [#720](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/720))
 * added support for current Python 3.12 version (alpha 6)
 * added support for `os.path.splitroot` (new in Python 3.12)
 
 ## [Version 5.1.0](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/5.1.0) (2023-01-12)
+
 New version before Debian freeze
 
 ### Features
+
 * added class level setup method `setUpClassPyfakefs` for unittest and class-scoped
   fixture `fs_class` for pytest (see [#752](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/752))
 * added experimental support for Python 3.12: added fake APIs for Windows junction
   support. These are not implemented and always return `False`.
 
 ### Infrastructure
+
 * replaced end-of-life CentOS with RedHat UBI9 docker image
 * added tests for pytest 7.2.0
 * added black to pre-commit checks, which caused some changes to the
@@ -530,37 +668,45 @@ New version before Debian freeze
 * fixed docker tests when running on branches containing forward slashes
 
 ## [Version 5.0.0](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/5.0.0) (2022-10-09)
+
 New version after the transfer to `pytest-dev`.
 
 ### Changes
+
 * the old-style API deprecated since version 3.4 has now been removed
 * the method `copyRealFile` deprecated since version 3.2 has been removed -
   use `add_real_file` instead
 
 ### Infrastructure
+
 * transferred the repository to the `pytest-dev` organization
 * renamed the `master` branch to `main`
 * added automatic PyPI release workflow
 * move documentation from GitHub Pages to Read the Docs
 
 ### New Features
+
 * added some support for `st_blocks` in stat result
   (see [#722](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/722))
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * fixed handling of `O_TMPFILE` in `os.open` (caused handling of
   `O_DIRECTORY` as `O_TMPFILE`) (see [#723](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/723))
 * fixed handling of read permissions (see [#719](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/719))
 
 ## [Version 4.7.0](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/4.7.0) (2022-09-18)
+
 Changed handling of nested fixtures and bug fixes.
 
 ### Changes
+
 * `fs` fixtures cannot be nested; any nested `fs` fixture (for example
   inside an `fs_session` or `fs_module` fixture) will just reference the outer
   fixture (the behavior had been unexpected before)
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * reverted a performance optimization introduced in version 3.3.0 that
   caused hanging tests with installed torch (see [#693](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/693))
 * do not use the built-in opener in `pathlib` as it may cause problems
@@ -576,9 +722,11 @@ Changed handling of nested fixtures and bug fixes.
 * add missing support for `os.renames` (see [#714](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/714))
 
 ## [Version 4.6.3](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/4.6.3) (2022-07-20)
+
 Another patch release that fixes a regression in version 4.6.
 
 ### Changes
+
 * automatically reset filesystem on changing `is_windows_fs` or `is_macos`
   (see [#692](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/692)) - ensures better upwards compatibility in
   most cases
@@ -587,16 +735,20 @@ Another patch release that fixes a regression in version 4.6.
   `is_windows_fs` or `is_macos`, otherwise the changes will be lost.
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * fixed regression: `os.path.exists` returned `True` for any root drive path under Windows
 
 ## [Version 4.6.2](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/4.6.2) (2022-07-14)
+
 Patch release that fixes an error in the previous patch.
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * fixed support for `opener` introduced in previous patch release
   (see [#689](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/689))
 
 ## [Version 4.6.1](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/4.6.1) (2022-07-13)
+
 Fixes incompatibility with Python 3.11 beta 4.
 
 _Note_: Python 3.11 is only supported in the current beta 4 version, problems
@@ -604,22 +756,26 @@ with later beta or rc versions are still possible. We will try to fix such
 problems in short order should they appear.
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * added support for `opener` argument in `open`, which is used in `tempfile`
   in Python 3.11 since beta 4 (see [#686](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/686))
 
 ### Infrastructure
+
 * make sure tests run without `pyfakefs` installed as a package
   (see [#687](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/687))
 
 ## [Version 4.6.0](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/4.6.0) (2022-07-12)
+
 Adds support for Python 3.11, removes support for Python 3.6, changes root
 path behavior under Windows.
 
 ### Changes
+
 * Python 3.6 has reached its end of life on 2021/12/23 and is no
   longer officially supported by pyfakefs
-  * `os.stat_float_times` has been removed in Python 3.7 and is therefore no
-     longer supported
+    * `os.stat_float_times` has been removed in Python 3.7 and is therefore no
+      longer supported
 * under Windows, the root path is now effectively `C:\` instead of `\`; a
   path starting with `\` points to the current drive as in the real file
   system (see [#673](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/673))
@@ -628,35 +784,43 @@ path behavior under Windows.
   that is associated with the fake file (see [#678](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/678))
 
 ### New Features
+
 * added some support for the upcoming Python version 3.11
   (see [#677](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/677))
 * added convenience fixtures for module- and session based `fs` fixtures
   (`fs_module` and `fs_session`)
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * fixed an incompatibility of `tmpdir` (and probably other fixtures) with the
   module-scoped version of `fs`; had been introduced in
   pyfakefs 4.5.5 by the fix for [#666](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/666)
   (see [#684](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/684))
 
 ## [Version 4.5.6](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/4.5.6) (2022-03-17)
+
 Fixes a regression which broke tests with older pytest versions (< 3.9).
 
 ### Changes
+
 * minimum supported pytest version is now 3.0 (older versions do not work
   properly with current Python versions)
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * only skip `_pytest.pathlib` in pytest versions where it is actually present
   (see [#669](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/669))
 
 ### Infrastructure
+
 * add tests with different pytest versions, starting with 3.0
 
 ## [Version 4.5.5](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/4.5.5) (2022-02-14)
+
 Bugfix release, needed for compatibility with pytest 7.0.
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * correctly handle file system space for files opened in write mode
   (see [#660](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/660))
 * correctly handle reading/writing pipes via file
@@ -667,16 +831,20 @@ Bugfix release, needed for compatibility with pytest 7.0.
   (see [#666](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/666))
 
 ## [Version 4.5.4](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/4.5.4) (2022-01-12)
+
 Minor bugfix release.
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * added missing mocked functions for fake pipe (see [#650](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/650))
 * fixed some bytes warnings (see [#651](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/651))
 
 ## [Version 4.5.3](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/4.5.3) (2021-11-08)
+
 Reverts a change in the previous release that could cause a regression.
 
 ### Changes
+
 * `os.listdir`, `os.scandir` and `pathlib.Path.listdir` now return the
   directory list in a random order only if explicitly configured in the
   file system (use `fs.shuffle_listdir_results = True` with `fs` being the
@@ -684,9 +852,11 @@ Reverts a change in the previous release that could cause a regression.
   reflect the real filesystem behavior (see [#647](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/647))
 
 ## [Version 4.5.2](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/4.5.2) (2021-11-07)
+
 This is a bugfix release.
 
 ### Changes
+
 * `os.listdir`, `os.scandir` and `pathlib.Path.listdir` now return the
   directory list in a random order (see [#638](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/638))
 * the `fcntl` module under Unix is now mocked, e.g. all functions have no
@@ -694,17 +864,19 @@ This is a bugfix release.
   see [#645](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/645))
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * fixed handling of alternative path separator in `os.path.split`,
   `os.path.splitdrive` and `glob.glob`
   (see [#632](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/632))
 * fixed handling of failed rename due to permission error
   (see [#643](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/643))
 
-
 ## [Version 4.5.1](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/4.5.1) (2021-08-29)
+
 This is a bugfix release.
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * added handling of path-like where missing
 * improved handling of `str`/`bytes` paths
 * suppress all warnings while inspecting loaded modules
@@ -718,70 +890,81 @@ This is a bugfix release.
   (see [#615](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/615))
 
 ### Infrastructure
+
 * added test dependency check (see [#608](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/608))
 * skip tests failing with ASCII locale
   (see [#623](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/623))
 
 ## Version 4.5.0 (2021-06-04)
+
 Adds some support for Python 3.10 and basic type checking.
 
 _Note_: This version has been yanked from PyPI as it erroneously allowed
 installation under Python 3.5.
 
 ### New Features
-  * added support for some Python 3.10 features:
+
+* added support for some Python 3.10 features:
     * new method `pathlib.Path.hardlink_to`
     * new `newline` argument in `pathlib.Path.write_text`
     * new `follow_symlinks` argument in `pathlib.Path.stat` and
-     `pathlib.Path.chmod`
+      `pathlib.Path.chmod`
     * new 'strict' argument in `os.path.realpath`
 
 ### Changes
-  * Python 3.5 has reached its end of life in September 2020 and is no longer
-    supported
-  * `pathlib2` is still supported, but considered to have the same
-    functionality as `pathlib` and is no longer tested separately;
-    the previous behavior broke newer `pathlib` features if `pathlib2`
-    was installed (see [#592](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/592))
+
+* Python 3.5 has reached its end of life in September 2020 and is no longer
+  supported
+* `pathlib2` is still supported, but considered to have the same
+  functionality as `pathlib` and is no longer tested separately;
+  the previous behavior broke newer `pathlib` features if `pathlib2`
+  was installed (see [#592](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/592))
 
 ### Fixes
-  * correctly handle byte paths in `os.path.exists`
-    (see [#595](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/595))
-  * Update `fake_pathlib` to support changes coming in Python 3.10
-    ([see](https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/19342)
-  * correctly handle UNC paths in `os.path.split` and in directory path
-    evaluation (see [#606](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/606))
+
+* correctly handle byte paths in `os.path.exists`
+  (see [#595](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/595))
+* Update `fake_pathlib` to support changes coming in Python 3.10
+  ([see](https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/19342)
+* correctly handle UNC paths in `os.path.split` and in directory path
+  evaluation (see [#606](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/606))
 
 ### Infrastructure
-  * added mypy checks in CI (see [#599](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/599))
+
+* added mypy checks in CI (see [#599](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/599))
 
 ## [Version 4.4.0](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/4.4.0) (2021-02-24)
+
 Adds better support for Python 3.8 / 3.9.
 
 ### New Features
-  * added support for `pathlib.Path.link_to` (new in Python 3.8)
-    (see [#580](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/580))
-  * added support for `pathlib.Path.readlink` (new in Python 3.9)
-    (see [#584](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/584))
-  * added `FakeFilesystem.create_link` convenience method which creates
-    intermittent directories (see [#580](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/580))
+
+* added support for `pathlib.Path.link_to` (new in Python 3.8)
+  (see [#580](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/580))
+* added support for `pathlib.Path.readlink` (new in Python 3.9)
+  (see [#584](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/584))
+* added `FakeFilesystem.create_link` convenience method which creates
+  intermittent directories (see [#580](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/580))
 
 ### Fixes
-  * fixed handling of pipe descriptors in the fake filesystem
-    (see [#581](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/581))
-  * added non-functional argument `effective_ids` to `os.access`
-    (see [#585](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/585))
-  * correctly handle `os.file` for unreadable files
-    (see [#588](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/588))
+
+* fixed handling of pipe descriptors in the fake filesystem
+  (see [#581](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/581))
+* added non-functional argument `effective_ids` to `os.access`
+  (see [#585](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/585))
+* correctly handle `os.file` for unreadable files
+  (see [#588](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/588))
 
 ### Infrastructure
-  * added automatic documentation build and check-in
+
+* added automatic documentation build and check-in
 
 ## [Version 4.3.3](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/4.3.3) (2020-12-20)
 
 Another bugfix release.
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * Reverted one Windows-specific optimization that can break tests under some
   conditions (see [#573](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/573))
 * Setting `os` did not reset `os.sep` and related variables,
@@ -793,6 +976,7 @@ Another bugfix release.
 This is a bugfix release that fixes a regression introduced in version 4.2.0.
 
 ### Fixes
+
 * `open` calls had not been patched for modules with a name ending with "io"
   (see [#569](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/569))
 
@@ -802,11 +986,13 @@ This is an update to the performance release, with more setup caching and the
 possibility to disable it.
 
 ### Changes
+
 * Added caching of patched modules to avoid lookup overhead
 * Added `use_cache` option and `clear_cache` method to be able
   to deal with unwanted side effects of the newly introduced caching
 
 ### Infrastructure
+
 * Moved CI builds to GitHub Actions for performance reasons
 
 ## [Version 4.3.0](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/4.3.0) (2020-11-19)
@@ -819,79 +1005,88 @@ factor of 20, and it shall now be comparable to the performance of the 3.4
 release.
 
 ### Changes
-  * The `patchfs` decorator now expects a positional argument instead of the
-    keyword arguments `fs`. This avoids confusion with the pytest `fs`
-    fixture and conforms to the behavior of `mock.patch`. You may have to
-    adapt the argument order if you use the `patchfs` and `mock.patch`
-    decorators together (see [#566](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/566))
-  * Default arguments that are file system functions are now _not_ patched by
-    default to avoid a large performance impact. An additional parameter
-    `patch_default_args` has been added that switches this behavior on
-    (see [#567](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/567)).
+
+* The `patchfs` decorator now expects a positional argument instead of the
+  keyword arguments `fs`. This avoids confusion with the pytest `fs`
+  fixture and conforms to the behavior of `mock.patch`. You may have to
+  adapt the argument order if you use the `patchfs` and `mock.patch`
+  decorators together (see [#566](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/566))
+* Default arguments that are file system functions are now _not_ patched by
+  default to avoid a large performance impact. An additional parameter
+  `patch_default_args` has been added that switches this behavior on
+  (see [#567](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/567)).
 
 ### Performance
-  * Added performance improvements in the test setup, including caching the
-    unpatched modules
+
+* Added performance improvements in the test setup, including caching the
+  unpatched modules
 
 ## [Version 4.2.1](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/4.2.1) (2020-11-02)
 
 This is a bugfix release that fixes a regression issue.
 
 ### Fixes
-  * remove dependency of pyfakefs on `pytest` (regression,
-    see [#565](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/565))
+
+* remove dependency of pyfakefs on `pytest` (regression,
+  see [#565](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/565))
 
 ## [Version 4.2.0](https://pydpi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/4.2.0) (2020-11-01)
 
 ### New Features
-  * add support for the `buffering` parameter in `open`
-    (see [#549](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/549))
-  * add possibility to patch `io.open_code` using the new argument
-    `patch_open_code` (since Python 3.8)
-    (see [#554](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/554))
-  * add possibility to set file system OS via `FakeFilesystem.os`
-
-### Fixes
-  * fix check for link in `os.walk` (see [#559](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/559))
-  * fix handling of real files in combination with `home` if simulating
-    Posix under Windows (see [#558](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/558))
-  * do not call fake `open` if called from skipped module
-    (see [#552](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/552))
-  * do not call fake `pathlib.Path` if called from skipped module
-    (see [#553](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/553))
-  * fixed handling of `additional_skip_names` with several module components
-  * allow to open existing pipe file descriptor
-    (see [#493](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/493))
-  * do not truncate file on failed flush
-    (see [#548](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/548))
-  * suppress deprecation warnings while collecting modules
-    (see [#542](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/542))
-  * add support for `os.truncate` and `os.ftruncate`
-    (see [#545](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/545))
+
+* add support for the `buffering` parameter in `open`
+  (see [#549](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/549))
+* add possibility to patch `io.open_code` using the new argument
+  `patch_open_code` (since Python 3.8)
+  (see [#554](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/554))
+* add possibility to set file system OS via `FakeFilesystem.os`
+
+### Fixes
+
+* fix check for link in `os.walk` (see [#559](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/559))
+* fix handling of real files in combination with `home` if simulating
+  Posix under Windows (see [#558](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/558))
+* do not call fake `open` if called from skipped module
+  (see [#552](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/552))
+* do not call fake `pathlib.Path` if called from skipped module
+  (see [#553](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/553))
+* fixed handling of `additional_skip_names` with several module components
+* allow to open existing pipe file descriptor
+  (see [#493](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/493))
+* do not truncate file on failed flush
+  (see [#548](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/548))
+* suppress deprecation warnings while collecting modules
+  (see [#542](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/542))
+* add support for `os.truncate` and `os.ftruncate`
+  (see [#545](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/545))
 
 ### Infrastructure
-  * fixed another problem with CI test scripts not always propagating errors
-  * make sure pytest will work without pyfakefs installed
-   (see [#550](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/550))
+
+* fixed another problem with CI test scripts not always propagating errors
+* make sure pytest will work without pyfakefs installed
+  (see [#550](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/550))
 
 ## [Version 4.1.0](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/4.1.0) (2020-07-12)
 
 ### New Features
-  * Added some support for pandas (`read_csv`, `read_excel` and more), and
-   for django file locks to work with the fake filesystem
-   (see [#531](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/531))
+
+* Added some support for pandas (`read_csv`, `read_excel` and more), and
+  for django file locks to work with the fake filesystem
+  (see [#531](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/531))
 
 ### Fixes
-  * `os.expanduser` now works with a bytes path
-  * Do not override global warnings setting in `Deprecator`
-    (see [#526](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/526))
-  * Make sure filesystem modules in `pathlib` are patched
-    (see [#527](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/527))
-  * Make sure that alternative path separators are correctly handled under Windows
-    (see [#530](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/530))
+
+* `os.expanduser` now works with a bytes path
+* Do not override global warnings setting in `Deprecator`
+  (see [#526](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/526))
+* Make sure filesystem modules in `pathlib` are patched
+  (see [#527](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/527))
+* Make sure that alternative path separators are correctly handled under Windows
+  (see [#530](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/530))
 
 ### Infrastructure
-  * Make sure all temporary files from real fs tests are removed
+
+* Make sure all temporary files from real fs tests are removed
 
 ## [Version 4.0.2](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/4.0.2) (2020-03-04)
 
@@ -900,7 +1095,8 @@ versions 4.0.0 and 4.0.1 will be removed from PyPI to disable
 installing them under Python 2.
 
 ### Fixes
-  * Do not build for Python 2 (see [#524](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/524))
+
+* Do not build for Python 2 (see [#524](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/524))
 
 ## Version 4.0.1 (2020-03-03)
 
@@ -910,9 +1106,11 @@ _Note_: This version has been yanked from PyPI as it erroneously allowed
 installation under Python 2. This has been fixed in version 4.0.2.
 
 ### Fixes
-  * Avoid exception if using `flask-restx` (see [#523](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/523))
+
+* Avoid exception if using `flask-restx` (see [#523](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/523))
 
 ## Version 4.0.0 (2020-03-03)
+
 pyfakefs 4.0.0 drops support for Python 2.7. If you still need
 Python 2.7, you can continue to use pyfakefs 3.7.x.
 
@@ -920,56 +1118,63 @@ _Note_: This version has been yanked from PyPI as it erroneously allowed
 installation under Python 2. This has been fixed in version 4.0.2.
 
 ### Changes
-  * Removed Python 2.7 and 3.4 support (see [#492](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/492))
+
+* Removed Python 2.7 and 3.4 support (see [#492](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/492))
 
 ### New Features
-  * Added support for handling keyword-only arguments in some `os` functions
-  * Added possibility to pass additional parameters to `fs` pytest fixture
-  * Added automatic patching of default arguments that are file system
-    functions
-  * Added convenience decorator `patchfs` to patch single functions using
-    the fake filesystem
-
-### Fixes
-  * Added missing `st_ino` in `makedir` (see [#515](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/515))
-  * Fixed handling of relative paths in `lresolve` / `os.lstat`
-    (see [#516](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/516))
-  * Fixed handling of byte string paths
-    (see [#517](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/517))
-  * Fixed `os.walk` if path ends with path separator
-    (see [#512](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/512))
-  * Fixed handling of empty path in `os.makedirs`
-    (see [#510](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/510))
-  * Fixed handling of `os.TMPFILE` flag under Linux
-    (see [#509](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/509) and [#511](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/511))
-  * Adapted fake `pathlib` to changes in Python 3.7.6/3.8.1
-    (see [#508](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/508))
-  * Fixed behavior of `os.makedirs` in write-protected directory
-    (see [#507](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/507))
+
+* Added support for handling keyword-only arguments in some `os` functions
+* Added possibility to pass additional parameters to `fs` pytest fixture
+* Added automatic patching of default arguments that are file system
+  functions
+* Added convenience decorator `patchfs` to patch single functions using
+  the fake filesystem
+
+### Fixes
+
+* Added missing `st_ino` in `makedir` (see [#515](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/515))
+* Fixed handling of relative paths in `lresolve` / `os.lstat`
+  (see [#516](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/516))
+* Fixed handling of byte string paths
+  (see [#517](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/517))
+* Fixed `os.walk` if path ends with path separator
+  (see [#512](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/512))
+* Fixed handling of empty path in `os.makedirs`
+  (see [#510](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/510))
+* Fixed handling of `os.TMPFILE` flag under Linux
+  (see [#509](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/509)
+  and [#511](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/511))
+* Adapted fake `pathlib` to changes in Python 3.7.6/3.8.1
+  (see [#508](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/508))
+* Fixed behavior of `os.makedirs` in write-protected directory
+  (see [#507](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/507))
 
 ## [Version 3.7.2](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/3.7.2) (2020-03-02)
 
 This version backports some fixes from main.
 
 ### Fixes
-  * Fixed handling of relative paths in `lresolve` / `os.lstat`
-    (see [#516](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/516))
-  * Fixed `os.walk` if path ends with path separator
-    (see [#512](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/512))
-  * Fixed handling of empty path in `os.makedirs`
-    (see [#510](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/510))
-  * Fixed handling of `os.TMPFILE` flag under Linux
-    (see [#509](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/509) and [#511](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/511))
-  * Fixed behavior of `os.makedirs` in write-protected directory
-    (see [#507](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/507))
+
+* Fixed handling of relative paths in `lresolve` / `os.lstat`
+  (see [#516](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/516))
+* Fixed `os.walk` if path ends with path separator
+  (see [#512](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/512))
+* Fixed handling of empty path in `os.makedirs`
+  (see [#510](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/510))
+* Fixed handling of `os.TMPFILE` flag under Linux
+  (see [#509](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/509)
+  and [#511](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/511))
+* Fixed behavior of `os.makedirs` in write-protected directory
+  (see [#507](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/507))
 
 ## [Version 3.7.1](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/3.7.1) (2020-02-14)
 
 This version adds support for Python 3.7.6 and 3.8.1.
 
 ### Fixes
-  * Adapted fake `pathlib` to changes in Python 3.7.6/3.8.1
-    (see [#508](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/508)) (backported from main)
+
+* Adapted fake `pathlib` to changes in Python 3.7.6/3.8.1
+  (see [#508](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/508)) (backported from main)
 
 ## [Version 3.7](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/3.7) (2019-11-23)
 
@@ -979,64 +1184,73 @@ _Note:_ This is the last pyfakefs version that will support Python 2.7
 and Python 3.4 (possible bug fix releases notwithstanding).
 
 ### New Features
-  * added support for Python 3.8 (see [#504](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/504))
-  * added preliminary support for Windows-specific `os.stat_result` attributes
-    `tst_file_attributes` and `st_reparse_tag` (see [#504](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/504))
-  * added support for fake `os.sendfile` (Posix only, Python 3 only)
-    (see [#504](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/504))
-
-### Fixes
-  * support `devnull` in Windows under Python 3.8
-    (see [#504](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/504))
-  * fixed side effect of calling `DirEntry.stat()` under Windows (changed
-    st_nlink) (see [#502](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/502))
-  * fixed problem of fake modules still referenced after a test in modules
-    loaded during the test (see [#501](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/501) and [#427](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/427))
-  * correctly handle missing read permission for parent directory
-    (see [#496](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/496))
-  * raise for `os.scandir` with non-existing directory
-    (see [#498](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/498))
+
+* added support for Python 3.8 (see [#504](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/504))
+* added preliminary support for Windows-specific `os.stat_result` attributes
+  `tst_file_attributes` and `st_reparse_tag` (see [#504](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/504))
+* added support for fake `os.sendfile` (Posix only, Python 3 only)
+  (see [#504](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/504))
+
+### Fixes
+
+* support `devnull` in Windows under Python 3.8
+  (see [#504](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/504))
+* fixed side effect of calling `DirEntry.stat()` under Windows (changed
+  st_nlink) (see [#502](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/502))
+* fixed problem of fake modules still referenced after a test in modules
+  loaded during the test (see [#501](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/501)
+  and [#427](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/427))
+* correctly handle missing read permission for parent directory
+  (see [#496](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/496))
+* raise for `os.scandir` with non-existing directory
+  (see [#498](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/498))
 
 ### Infrastructure
-  * fixed CI tests scripts to always propagate errors
-    (see [#500](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/500))
+
+* fixed CI tests scripts to always propagate errors
+  (see [#500](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/500))
 
 ## [Version 3.6.1](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/3.6.1) (2019-10-07)
 
 ### Fixes
-  * avoid rare side effect during module iteration in test setup
-    (see [#338](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/338))
-  * make sure real OS tests are not executed by default
-    (see [#495](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/495))
+
+* avoid rare side effect during module iteration in test setup
+  (see [#338](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/338))
+* make sure real OS tests are not executed by default
+  (see [#495](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/495))
 
 ## [Version 3.6](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/3.6) (2019-06-30)
 
 ### Changes
-  * removed unneeded parameter `use_dynamic_patch`
+
+* removed unneeded parameter `use_dynamic_patch`
 
 ### New Features
-  * support for `src_dir_fd` and `dst_dir_fd` arguments in `os.rename`,
-    `os.replace` and `os.link`
-  * added possibility to use modules instead of module names for the
-    `additional_skip_names` argument (see [#482](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/482))
-  * added argument `allow_root_user` to `Patcher` and `UnitTest` to allow
-    forcing non-root access (see [#474](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/474))
-  * added basic support for `os.pipe` (see [#473](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/473))
-  * added support for symlinks in `add_real_directory`
-  * added new public method `add_real_symlink`
+
+* support for `src_dir_fd` and `dst_dir_fd` arguments in `os.rename`,
+  `os.replace` and `os.link`
+* added possibility to use modules instead of module names for the
+  `additional_skip_names` argument (see [#482](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/482))
+* added argument `allow_root_user` to `Patcher` and `UnitTest` to allow
+  forcing non-root access (see [#474](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/474))
+* added basic support for `os.pipe` (see [#473](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/473))
+* added support for symlinks in `add_real_directory`
+* added new public method `add_real_symlink`
 
 ### Infrastructure
-  * added check for correctly installed Python 3 version in Travis.CI
-    (see [#487](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/487))
+
+* added check for correctly installed Python 3 version in Travis.CI
+  (see [#487](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/487))
 
 ### Fixes
-  * fixed incorrect argument names for some `os` functions
-  * fake `DirEntry` now implements `os.PathLike` in Python >= 3.6
-    (see [#483](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/483))
-  * fixed incorrect argument name for `os.makedirs`
-    (see [#481](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/481))
-  * avoid pytest warning under Python 2.7 (see [#466](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/466))
-  * add __next__ to FakeFileWrapper (see [#485](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/485))
+
+* fixed incorrect argument names for some `os` functions
+* fake `DirEntry` now implements `os.PathLike` in Python >= 3.6
+  (see [#483](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/483))
+* fixed incorrect argument name for `os.makedirs`
+  (see [#481](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/481))
+* avoid pytest warning under Python 2.7 (see [#466](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/466))
+* add __next__ to FakeFileWrapper (see [#485](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/485))
 
 ## [Version 3.5.8](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/3.5.8) (2019-06-21)
 
@@ -1044,55 +1258,63 @@ Another bug-fix release that mainly fixes a regression with Python 2 that has
 been introduced in version 3.5.3.
 
 ### Fixes
-  * regression: patching built-in `open` under Python 2 broke unit tests
-    (see [#469](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/469))
-  * fixed writing to file added with `add_real_file`
-    (see [#470](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/470))
-  * fixed argument name of `FakeIOModule.open` (see [#471](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/pull/471))
+
+* regression: patching built-in `open` under Python 2 broke unit tests
+  (see [#469](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/469))
+* fixed writing to file added with `add_real_file`
+  (see [#470](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/470))
+* fixed argument name of `FakeIOModule.open` (see [#471](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/pull/471))
 
 ### Infrastructure
-  * more changes to run tests using `python setup.py test` under Python 2
-    regardless of `pathlib2` presence
+
+* more changes to run tests using `python setup.py test` under Python 2
+  regardless of `pathlib2` presence
 
 ## [Version 3.5.7](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/3.5.7) (2019-02-08)
 
 This is mostly a bug-fix release.
 
 ### Fixes
-  * regression: `pathlib` did not get patched in the presence of `pathlib2`
-    (see [#467](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/467))
-  * fixed errors if running the PyCharm debugger under Python 2
-    (see [#464](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/464))
+
+* regression: `pathlib` did not get patched in the presence of `pathlib2`
+  (see [#467](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/467))
+* fixed errors if running the PyCharm debugger under Python 2
+  (see [#464](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/464))
 
 ### Infrastructure
-  * do not run real file system tests by default (fixes deployment problem,
-    see [#465](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/465))
-  * make tests run if running `python setup.py test` under Python 2
+
+* do not run real file system tests by default (fixes deployment problem,
+  see [#465](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/465))
+* make tests run if running `python setup.py test` under Python 2
 
 ## [Version 3.5.6](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/3.5.6) (2019-01-13)
 
 ### Changes
-  * import external `pathlib2` and `scandir` packages first if present
-    (see [#462](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/462))
+
+* import external `pathlib2` and `scandir` packages first if present
+  (see [#462](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/462))
 
 ## [Version 3.5.5](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/3.5.5) (2018-12-20)
 
 ### Fixes
-  * removed shebang from test files to avoid packaging warnings
-   (see [#461](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/461))
+
+* removed shebang from test files to avoid packaging warnings
+  (see [#461](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/461))
 
 ## [Version 3.5.4](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/3.5.4) (2018-12-19)
 
 ### New Features
-  * added context manager class `Pause` for pause/resume
-    (see [#448](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/448))
+
+* added context manager class `Pause` for pause/resume
+  (see [#448](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/448))
 
 ### Fixes
-  * fixed `AttributeError` shown while displaying `fs` in a failing pytest
-    in Python 2
-  * fixed permission handling for root user
-  * avoid `AttributeError` triggered by modules without `__module__` attribute
-    (see [#460](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/460))
+
+* fixed `AttributeError` shown while displaying `fs` in a failing pytest
+  in Python 2
+* fixed permission handling for root user
+* avoid `AttributeError` triggered by modules without `__module__` attribute
+  (see [#460](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/460))
 
 ## [Version 3.5.3](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/3.5.3) (2018-11-22)
 
@@ -1100,45 +1322,51 @@ This is a minor release to have a version with passing tests for OpenSUSE
 packaging.
 
 ### New Features
-  * automatically patch file system methods imported as another name like
-    `from os.path import exists as my_exists`, including builtin `open`
-    and `io.open`
+
+* automatically patch file system methods imported as another name like
+  `from os.path import exists as my_exists`, including builtin `open`
+  and `io.open`
 
 ### Fixes
-  * make tests for access time less strict to account for file systems that
-    do not change it immediately ([#453](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/453))
+
+* make tests for access time less strict to account for file systems that
+  do not change it immediately ([#453](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/453))
 
 ## [Version 3.5.2](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/3.5.2) (2018-11-11)
 
 This is mostly a bug-fix release.
 
 ### New Features
-  * added support for pause/resume of patching the file system modules
-    ([#448](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/448))
-  * allow to set current group ID, set current user ID and group ID as
-    `st_uid` and `st_gid` in new files ([#449](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/449))
+
+* added support for pause/resume of patching the file system modules
+  ([#448](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/448))
+* allow to set current group ID, set current user ID and group ID as
+  `st_uid` and `st_gid` in new files ([#449](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/449))
 
 ### Fixes
-  * fixed using `modules_to_patch` (regression, see [#450](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/450))
-  * fixed recursion error on unpickling the fake file system
-    ([#445](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/445))
-  * allow trailing path in `add_real_directory` ([#446](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/446))
+
+* fixed using `modules_to_patch` (regression, see [#450](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/450))
+* fixed recursion error on unpickling the fake file system
+  ([#445](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/445))
+* allow trailing path in `add_real_directory` ([#446](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/446))
 
 ## [Version 3.5](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/3.5) (2018-10-22)
 
 ### Changes
-  * This version of pyfakefs does not support Python 3.3. Python 3.3 users
-    must keep using pyfakefs 3.4.3, or upgrade to a newer Python version.
-  * The deprecation warnings for the old API are now switched on by default.
-    To switch them off for legacy code, use:
-    ```python
-    from pyfakefs.deprecator import Deprecator
 
-    Deprecator.show_warnings = False
-    ```
+* This version of pyfakefs does not support Python 3.3. Python 3.3 users
+  must keep using pyfakefs 3.4.3, or upgrade to a newer Python version.
+* The deprecation warnings for the old API are now switched on by default.
+  To switch them off for legacy code, use:
+  ```python
+  from pyfakefs.deprecator import Deprecator
+
+  Deprecator.show_warnings = False
+  ```
 
 ### New Features
-  * Improved automatic patching:
+
+* Improved automatic patching:
     * automatically patch methods of a patched file system module imported like
       `from os.path import exists` ([#443](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/pull/443))
     * a module imported as another name (`import os as _os`) is now correctly
@@ -1151,24 +1379,26 @@ This is mostly a bug-fix release.
       ([#429](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/pull/429))
     * `UnitTest` /`Patcher` arguments can now also be set in `setUpPyfakefs()`
       ([#430](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/pull/430))
-  * added possibility to set user ID ([#431](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/431))
-  * added side_effect option to fake files ([#433](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/pull/433))
-  * added some support for extended filesystem attributes under Linux
-    ([#423](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/423))
-  * handle `contents=None` in `create_file()` as empty contents if size not
-    set ([#424](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/424))
-  * added `pathlib2` support ([#408](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/408)) ([#422](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/422))
-  * added support for null device ([#418](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/418))
-  * improved error message for "Bad file descriptor in fake filesystem"
-    ([#419](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/419))
-
-### Fixes
-  * fixed pytest when both pyfakefs and future are installed
-    ([#441](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/441))
-  * file timestamps are now updated more according to the real behavior
-    ([#435](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/435))
-  * fixed a problem related to patching `shutil` functions using `zipfile`
-    ([#427](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/427))
+* added possibility to set user ID ([#431](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/431))
+* added side_effect option to fake files ([#433](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/pull/433))
+* added some support for extended filesystem attributes under Linux
+  ([#423](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/423))
+* handle `contents=None` in `create_file()` as empty contents if size not
+  set ([#424](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/424))
+* added `pathlib2`
+  support ([#408](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/408)) ([#422](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/422))
+* added support for null device ([#418](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/418))
+* improved error message for "Bad file descriptor in fake filesystem"
+  ([#419](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/419))
+
+### Fixes
+
+* fixed pytest when both pyfakefs and future are installed
+  ([#441](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/441))
+* file timestamps are now updated more according to the real behavior
+  ([#435](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/435))
+* fixed a problem related to patching `shutil` functions using `zipfile`
+  ([#427](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/427))
 
 ## [Version 3.4.3](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/3.4.3) (2018-06-13)
 
@@ -1176,138 +1406,165 @@ This is mostly a bug fix release, mainly for bugs found by
 [@agroce](https://github.com/agroce) using [tstl](https://github.com/agroce/tstl).
 
 ### New Features
-  * added support for path-like objects as arguments in `create_file()`,
+
+* added support for path-like objects as arguments in `create_file()`,
   `create_dir()`, `create_symlink()`, `add_real_file()` and
   `add_real_directory()` (Python >= 3.6, see [#409](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/409))
 
 ### Infrastructure
-  * moved tests into package
-  * use README.md in pypi ([#358](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/358))
+
+* moved tests into package
+* use README.md in pypi ([#358](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/358))
 
 ### Fixes
-  * `tell` after `seek` gave incorrect result in append mode
+
+* `tell` after `seek` gave incorrect result in append mode
   ([#363](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/363))
-  * a failing pytest did not display the test function correctly
+* a failing pytest did not display the test function correctly
   ([#381](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/381))
-  * flushing file contents after truncate was incorrect under some conditions
+* flushing file contents after truncate was incorrect under some conditions
   ([#412](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/412))
-  * `readline()` did not work correctly in binary mode
+* `readline()` did not work correctly in binary mode
   ([#411](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/411))
-  *  `pathlib.Path.resolve()` behaved incorrectly if the path does not exist
+* `pathlib.Path.resolve()` behaved incorrectly if the path does not exist
   ([#401](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/401))
-  * `closed` attribute was not implemented in fake file ([#380](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/380))
-  * `add_real_directory` did not behave correctly for nested paths
-  * the following functions did not behave correctly for paths ending with a
+* `closed` attribute was not implemented in fake file ([#380](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/380))
+* `add_real_directory` did not behave correctly for nested paths
+* the following functions did not behave correctly for paths ending with a
   path separator (found by @agroce using [tstl](https://github.com/agroce/tstl)):
     * `os.rename` ([#400](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/400))
-    * `os.link` ([#399](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/399), [#407](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/407))
+    *
+  `os.link` ([#399](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/399), [#407](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/407))
     * `os.rmdir` ([#398](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/398))
     * `os.mkdir`, `os.makedirs` ([#396](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/396))
-    * `os.rename` ([#391](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/391), [#395](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/395),
-    [#396](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/396), [#389](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/389),
-    [#406](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/406))
-    * `os.symlink` ([#371](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/371), [#390](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/390))
+    *
+  `os.rename` ([#391](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/391), [#395](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/395),
+  [#396](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/396), [#389](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/389),
+  [#406](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/406))
+    *
+  `os.symlink` ([#371](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/371), [#390](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/390))
     * `os.path.isdir` ([#387](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/387))
-    * `open` ([#362](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/362), [#369](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/369),
-    [#397](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/397))
+    *
+  `open` ([#362](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/362), [#369](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/369),
+  [#397](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/397))
     * `os.path.lexists`, `os.path.islink` ([#365](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/365),
-    [#373](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/373), [#396](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/396))
-    * `os.remove` ([#360](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/360), [#377](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/377),
-    [#396](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/396))
+      [#373](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/373), [#396](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/396))
+    *
+  `os.remove` ([#360](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/360), [#377](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/377),
+  [#396](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/396))
     * `os.stat` ([#376](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/376))
     * `os.path.isfile` ([#374](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/374))
     * `os.path.getsize` ([#368](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/368))
     * `os.lstat` ([#366](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/366))
     * `os.path.exists` ([#364](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/364))
-    * `os.readlink` ([#359](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/359), [#372](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/372),
-    [#392](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/392))
+    *
+  `os.readlink` ([#359](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/359), [#372](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/372),
+  [#392](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/392))
 
 ## [Version 3.4.1](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/3.4.1) (2018-03-18)
 
 This is a bug fix only release.
 
 ### Fixes
-  * Missing cleanup after using dynamic patcher let to incorrect behavior of
-   `tempfile` after test execution (regression, see [#356](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/356))
-  * `add_real_directory` does not work after `chdir` (see [#355](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/355))
+
+* Missing cleanup after using dynamic patcher let to incorrect behavior of
+  `tempfile` after test execution (regression, see [#356](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/356))
+* `add_real_directory` does not work after `chdir` (see [#355](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/355))
 
 ## [Version 3.4](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/3.4) (2018-03-08)
 
-This version of pyfakefs does not support Python 2.6.  Python 2.6 users
+This version of pyfakefs does not support Python 2.6. Python 2.6 users
 must use pyfakefs 3.3 or earlier.
 
 ### New Features
-  * Added possibility to map real files or directories to another path in
+
+* Added possibility to map real files or directories to another path in
   the fake file system (see [#347](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/347))
-  * Configuration of `Patcher` and `TestCase`:
+* Configuration of `Patcher` and `TestCase`:
     * Possibility to reload modules is now also available in `Patcher`
     * Added possibility to add own fake modules via `modules_to_patch`
-    argument (see [#345](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/345))
+      argument (see [#345](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/345))
     * Dynamic loading of modules after setup is now on by default and no more
-    considered experimental (see [#340](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/340))
-  * Added support for file descriptor path parameter in `os.scandir`
-   (Python >= 3.7, Posix only) (see [#346](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/346))
-  * Added support to fake out backported `scandir` module ([#332](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/332))
-  * `IOError`/`OSError` exception messages in the fake file system now always
-  start with the message issued in the real file system in Unix systems (see [#202](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/202))
+      considered experimental (see [#340](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/340))
+* Added support for file descriptor path parameter in `os.scandir`
+  (Python >= 3.7, Posix only) (see [#346](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/346))
+* Added support to fake out backported `scandir` module ([#332](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/332))
+* `IOError`/`OSError` exception messages in the fake file system now always
+  start with the message issued in the real file system in Unix systems (
+  see [#202](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/202))
 
 ### Infrastructure
-  * Changed API to be PEP-8 conform ([#186](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/186)). Note: The old
-    API is still available.
-  * Removed Python 2.6 support ([#293](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/293))
-  * Added usage documentation to GitHub Pages
-  * Added contributing guide
-  * Added flake8 tests to Travis CI
-
-### Fixes
-  * Links in base path in `os.scandir` shall not be resolved ([#350](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/350))
-  * Fixed unit tests when run on a computer not having umask set to 0022
-  * Correctly handle newline parameter in `open()` for Python 3, added support for universal newline mode in Python 2 ([#339](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/339))
-  * Fixed handling of case-changing rename with symlink under MacOS ([#322](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/322))
-  * Creating a file with a path ending with path separator did not raise ([#320](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/320))
-  * Fixed more problems related to `flush` ([#302](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/302), [#300](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/300))
-  * Correctly handle opening files more than once ([#343](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/343))
-  * Fake `os.lstat()` crashed with several trailing path separators ([#342](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/342))
-  * Fixed handling of path components starting with a drive letter([#337](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/337))
-  * Symlinks to absolute paths were incorrectly resolved under Windows ([#341](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/341))
-  * Unittest mock didn't work after setUpPyfakefs ([#334](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/334))
-  * `os.path.split()` and `os.path.dirname()` gave incorrect results under Windows ([#335](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/335))
+
+* Changed API to be PEP-8 conform ([#186](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/186)). Note: The old
+  API is still available.
+* Removed Python 2.6 support ([#293](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/293))
+* Added usage documentation to GitHub Pages
+* Added contributing guide
+* Added flake8 tests to Travis CI
+
+### Fixes
+
+* Links in base path in `os.scandir` shall not be resolved ([#350](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/350))
+* Fixed unit tests when run on a computer not having umask set to 0022
+* Correctly handle newline parameter in `open()` for Python 3, added support for universal newline mode in Python
+  2 ([#339](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/339))
+* Fixed handling of case-changing rename with symlink under
+  MacOS ([#322](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/322))
+* Creating a file with a path ending with path separator did not
+  raise ([#320](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/320))
+* Fixed more problems related to
+  `flush` ([#302](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/302), [#300](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/300))
+* Correctly handle opening files more than once ([#343](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/343))
+* Fake `os.lstat()` crashed with several trailing path
+  separators ([#342](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/342))
+* Fixed handling of path components starting with a drive
+  letter([#337](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/337))
+* Symlinks to absolute paths were incorrectly resolved under
+  Windows ([#341](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/341))
+* Unittest mock didn't work after setUpPyfakefs ([#334](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/334))
+* `os.path.split()` and `os.path.dirname()` gave incorrect results under
+  Windows ([#335](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/335))
 
 ## [Version 3.3](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/3.3) (2017-11-12)
 
 This is the last release that supports Python 2.6.
 
 ### New Features
-  * The OS specific temp directory is now automatically created in `setUp()` (related to [#191](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/191)).
-    Note that this may break test code that assumes that the fake file system is completely empty at test start.
-  * Added possibility to reload modules and switch on dynamic loading of modules
-    after setup (experimental, see [#248](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/248))
-  * Added possibility to patch modules that import file system modules under
-    another name, for example `import os as '_os` ([#231](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/231))
-  * Added support for `dir_fd` argument in several `os` functions
-    ([#206](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/206))
-  * Added support for open file descriptor as path argument in `os.utime`,
-    `os.chmod`, `os.chdir`, `os.chown`, `os.listdir`, `os.stat` and `os.lstat`
-    (Python >= 3.3) ([#205](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/205))
-  * Added support for basic modes in fake `os.open()` ([#204](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/204))
-  * Added fake `os.path.samefile` implementation ([#193](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/193))
-  * Added support for `ns` argument in `os.utime()` (Python >= 3.3)
-    ([#192](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/192))
-  * Added nanosecond time members in `os.stat_result` (Python >= 3.3)
-    ([#196](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/196))
+
+* The OS specific temp directory is now automatically created in `setUp()` (related
+  to [#191](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/191)).
+  Note that this may break test code that assumes that the fake file system is completely empty at test start.
+* Added possibility to reload modules and switch on dynamic loading of modules
+  after setup (experimental, see [#248](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/248))
+* Added possibility to patch modules that import file system modules under
+  another name, for example `import os as '_os` ([#231](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/231))
+* Added support for `dir_fd` argument in several `os` functions
+  ([#206](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/206))
+* Added support for open file descriptor as path argument in `os.utime`,
+  `os.chmod`, `os.chdir`, `os.chown`, `os.listdir`, `os.stat` and `os.lstat`
+  (Python >= 3.3) ([#205](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/205))
+* Added support for basic modes in fake `os.open()` ([#204](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/204))
+* Added fake `os.path.samefile` implementation ([#193](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/193))
+* Added support for `ns` argument in `os.utime()` (Python >= 3.3)
+  ([#192](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/192))
+* Added nanosecond time members in `os.stat_result` (Python >= 3.3)
+  ([#196](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/196))
 
 ### Infrastructure
-  * Added Travis CI tests for MacOSX (Python 2.7 and 3.6)
-  * Added Appveyor CI tests for Windows (Python 2.7, 3.3 and 3.6)
-  * Added auto-generated documentation for development version on GitHub Pages
-  * Removed most of `fake_filesystem_shutil` implementation, relying on the
-    patched `os` module instead ([#194](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/194))
-  * Removed `fake_tempfile` and `fake_filesystem_glob`, relying on the patched
-    `os` module instead ([#189](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/189), [#191](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/191))
+
+* Added Travis CI tests for MacOSX (Python 2.7 and 3.6)
+* Added Appveyor CI tests for Windows (Python 2.7, 3.3 and 3.6)
+* Added auto-generated documentation for development version on GitHub Pages
+* Removed most of `fake_filesystem_shutil` implementation, relying on the
+  patched `os` module instead ([#194](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/194))
+* Removed `fake_tempfile` and `fake_filesystem_glob`, relying on the patched
+  `os` module
+  instead ([#189](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/189), [#191](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/191))
 
 ### Fixes
-  * Multiple fixes of bugs found using TSTL by @agroce (see about 100 issues
-    with the `TSTL` label)
+
+* Multiple fixes of bugs found using TSTL by @agroce (see about 100 issues
+  with the `TSTL` label)
     * several problems with buffer handling in high-level IO functions
     * several problems with multiple handles on the same file
     * several problems with low-level IO functions
@@ -1319,127 +1576,153 @@ This is the last release that supports Python 2.6.
       object was seen as existing
     * Incorrect error handling during directory creation
     * many fixes for OS-specific behavior
-  * Also patch modules that are loaded between `__init__()` and `setUp()`
-    ([#199](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/199))
-  * Creating files in read-only directory was possible ([#203](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/203))
+* Also patch modules that are loaded between `__init__()` and `setUp()`
+  ([#199](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/199))
+* Creating files in read-only directory was possible ([#203](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/203))
 
 ## [Version 3.2](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/3.2) (2017-05-27)
 
 ### New Features
-  * The `errors` argument is supported for `io.open()` and `os.open()`
-  * New methods `add_real_file()`, `add_real_directory()` and `add_real_paths()`
-    make real files and directories appear within the fake file system.
-    File contents are read from the real file system only as needed ([#170](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/170)).
-    See `example_test.py` for a usage example.
-  * Deprecated `TestCase.copyRealFile()` in favor of `add_real_file()`.
-    `copyRealFile()` remains only for backward compatibility.  Also, some
-    less-popular argument combinations have been disallowed.
-  * Added this file you are reading, `CHANGES.md`, to the release manifest
+
+* The `errors` argument is supported for `io.open()` and `os.open()`
+* New methods `add_real_file()`, `add_real_directory()` and `add_real_paths()`
+  make real files and directories appear within the fake file system.
+  File contents are read from the real file system only as
+  needed ([#170](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/170)).
+  See `example_test.py` for a usage example.
+* Deprecated `TestCase.copyRealFile()` in favor of `add_real_file()`.
+  `copyRealFile()` remains only for backward compatibility. Also, some
+  less-popular argument combinations have been disallowed.
+* Added this file you are reading, `CHANGES.md`, to the release manifest
 
 ### Infrastructure
-  * The `mox3` package is no longer a prerequisite--the portion required by pyfakefs
-    has been integrated into pyfakefs ([#182](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/182))
+
+* The `mox3` package is no longer a prerequisite--the portion required by pyfakefs
+  has been integrated into pyfakefs ([#182](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/182))
 
 ### Fixes
- * Corrected the handling of byte/unicode paths in several functions ([#187](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/187))
- * `FakeShutilModule.rmtree()` failed for directories ending with path separator ([#177](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/177))
- * Case was incorrectly handled for added Windows drives
- * `pathlib.glob()` incorrectly handled case under MacOS ([#167](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/167))
- * tox support was broken ([#163](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/163))
- * On Windows it was not possible to rename a file when only the case of the file
-   name changed ([#160](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/160))
+
+* Corrected the handling of byte/unicode paths in several
+  functions ([#187](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/187))
+* `FakeShutilModule.rmtree()` failed for directories ending with path
+  separator ([#177](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/177))
+* Case was incorrectly handled for added Windows drives
+* `pathlib.glob()` incorrectly handled case under MacOS ([#167](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/167))
+* tox support was broken ([#163](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/163))
+* On Windows it was not possible to rename a file when only the case of the file
+  name changed ([#160](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/160))
 
 ## [Version 3.1](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/3.1) (2017-02-11)
 
 ### New Features
- * Added helper method `TestCase.copyRealFile()` to copy a file from
-   the real file system to the fake file system. This makes it easy to use
-   template, data and configuration files in your tests.
- * A pytest plugin is now installed with pyfakefs that exports the
-   fake filesystem as pytest fixture `fs`.
+
+* Added helper method `TestCase.copyRealFile()` to copy a file from
+  the real file system to the fake file system. This makes it easy to use
+  template, data and configuration files in your tests.
+* A pytest plugin is now installed with pyfakefs that exports the
+  fake filesystem as pytest fixture `fs`.
 
 ### Fixes
- * Incorrect disk usage calculation if too large file created ([#155](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/155))
+
+* Incorrect disk usage calculation if too large file created ([#155](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/155))
 
 ## [Version 3.0](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/3.0) (2017-01-18)
 
 ### New Features
- * Support for path-like objects as arguments in fake `os`
-   and `os.path` modules (Python >= 3.6)
- * Some changes to make pyfakefs work with Python 3.6
- * Added fake `pathlib` module (Python >= 3.4) ([#29](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/29))
- * Support for `os.replace` (Python >= 3.3)
- * `os.access`, `os.chmod`, `os.chown`, `os.stat`, `os.utime`:
-   support for `follow_symlinks` argument (Python >= 3.3)
- * Support for `os.scandir` (Python >= 3.5) ([#119](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/119))
- * Option to not fake modules named `path` ([#53](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/53))
- * `glob.glob`, `glob.iglob`: support for `recursive` argument (Python >= 3.5) ([#116](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/116))
- * Support for `glob.iglob` ([#59](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/59))
+
+* Support for path-like objects as arguments in fake `os`
+  and `os.path` modules (Python >= 3.6)
+* Some changes to make pyfakefs work with Python 3.6
+* Added fake `pathlib` module (Python >= 3.4) ([#29](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/29))
+* Support for `os.replace` (Python >= 3.3)
+* `os.access`, `os.chmod`, `os.chown`, `os.stat`, `os.utime`:
+  support for `follow_symlinks` argument (Python >= 3.3)
+* Support for `os.scandir` (Python >= 3.5) ([#119](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/119))
+* Option to not fake modules named `path` ([#53](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/53))
+* `glob.glob`, `glob.iglob`: support for `recursive` argument (Python >=
+  3.5) ([#116](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/116))
+* Support for `glob.iglob` ([#59](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/59))
 
 ### Infrastructure
- * Added [auto-generated documentation](http://pytest-dev.github.io/pyfakefs/)
+
+* Added [auto-generated documentation](http://pytest-dev.github.io/pyfakefs/)
 
 ### Fixes
- * `shutil.move` incorrectly moves directories ([#145](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/145))
- * Missing support for 'x' mode in `open` (Python >= 3.3) ([#147](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/147))
- * Incorrect exception type in Posix if path ancestor is a file ([#139](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/139))
- * Exception handling when using `Patcher` with py.test ([#135](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/135))
- * Fake `os.listdir` returned sorted instead of unsorted entries
+
+* `shutil.move` incorrectly moves directories ([#145](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/145))
+* Missing support for 'x' mode in `open` (Python >= 3.3) ([#147](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/147))
+* Incorrect exception type in Posix if path ancestor is a
+  file ([#139](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/139))
+* Exception handling when using `Patcher` with py.test ([#135](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/135))
+* Fake `os.listdir` returned sorted instead of unsorted entries
 
 ## [Version 2.9](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/2.9) (2016-10-02)
 
 ### New Features
- * `io.open`, `os.open`: support for `encoding` argument ([#120](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/120))
- * `os.makedirs`: support for `exist_ok` argument (Python >= 3.2) ([#98](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/98))
- * Support for fake `io.open()` ([#70](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/70))
- * Support for mount points ([#25](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/25))
- * Support for hard links ([#75](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/75))
- * Support for float times (mtime, ctime)
- * Windows support:
-     * support for alternative path separator
-     * support for case-insensitive filesystems ([#69](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/69))
-     * support for drive letters and UNC paths
- * Support for filesystem size ([#86](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/86))
- * `shutil.rmtree`: support for `ignore_errors` and `onerror` arguments ([#72](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/72))
- * Support for `os.fsync()` and `os.fdatasync()` ([#73](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/73))
- * `os.walk`: Support for `followlinks` argument
-
-### Fixes
- * `shutil` functions like `make_archive` do not work with pyfakefs ([#104](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/104))
- * File permissions on deletion not correctly handled ([#27](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/27))
- * `shutil.copy` error with bytes contents ([#105](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/105))
- * mtime and ctime not updated on content changes
+
+* `io.open`, `os.open`: support for `encoding` argument ([#120](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/120))
+* `os.makedirs`: support for `exist_ok` argument (Python >=
+  3.2) ([#98](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/98))
+* Support for fake `io.open()` ([#70](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/70))
+* Support for mount points ([#25](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/25))
+* Support for hard links ([#75](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/75))
+* Support for float times (mtime, ctime)
+* Windows support:
+    * support for alternative path separator
+    * support for case-insensitive filesystems ([#69](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/69))
+    * support for drive letters and UNC paths
+* Support for filesystem size ([#86](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/86))
+* `shutil.rmtree`: support for `ignore_errors` and `onerror`
+  arguments ([#72](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/72))
+* Support for `os.fsync()` and `os.fdatasync()` ([#73](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/73))
+* `os.walk`: Support for `followlinks` argument
+
+### Fixes
+
+* `shutil` functions like `make_archive` do not work with
+  pyfakefs ([#104](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/104))
+* File permissions on deletion not correctly handled ([#27](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/27))
+* `shutil.copy` error with bytes contents ([#105](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/105))
+* mtime and ctime not updated on content changes
 
 ## [Version 2.7](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/2.7)
 
 ### Infrastructure
- * Moved repository from GoogleCode to GitHub, merging 3 projects
- * Added continuous integration testing with Travis CI
- * Added usage documentation in project wiki
- * Better support for pypi releases
+
+* Moved repository from GoogleCode to GitHub, merging 3 projects
+* Added continuous integration testing with Travis CI
+* Added usage documentation in project wiki
+* Better support for pypi releases
 
 ### New Features
- * Added direct unit test support in `fake_filesystem_unittest`
-   (transparently patches all calls to faked implementations)
- * Added support for doctests
- * Added support for cygwin
- * Better support for Python 3
-
-### Fixes
- * `os.utime` fails to traverse symlinks ([#49](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/49))
- * `chown` incorrectly accepts non-integer uid/gid arguments ([#30](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/30))
- * Reading from fake block devices doesn't work ([#24](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/24))
- * `fake_tempfile` is using `AddOpenFile` incorrectly ([#23](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/23))
- * Incorrect behavior of `relpath`, `abspath` and `normpath` on Windows.
- * Cygwin wasn't treated as Windows ([#37](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/37))
- * Python 3 `open` in binary mode not working ([#32](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/32))
- * `os.remove` doesn't work with relative paths ([#31](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/31))
- * `mkstemp` returns no valid file descriptor ([#19](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/19))
- * `open` methods lack `IOError` for prohibited operations ([#18](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/18))
- * Incorrectly resolved relative path ([#3](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/3))
- * `FakeFileOpen` keyword args do not match the `__builtin__` equivalents ([#5](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/5))
- * Relative paths not supported ([#16](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/16), [#17](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/17)))
+
+* Added direct unit test support in `fake_filesystem_unittest`
+  (transparently patches all calls to faked implementations)
+* Added support for doctests
+* Added support for cygwin
+* Better support for Python 3
+
+### Fixes
+
+* `os.utime` fails to traverse symlinks ([#49](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/49))
+* `chown` incorrectly accepts non-integer uid/gid arguments ([#30](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/30))
+* Reading from fake block devices doesn't work ([#24](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/24))
+* `fake_tempfile` is using `AddOpenFile` incorrectly ([#23](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/23))
+* Incorrect behavior of `relpath`, `abspath` and `normpath` on Windows.
+* Cygwin wasn't treated as Windows ([#37](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/37))
+* Python 3 `open` in binary mode not working ([#32](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/32))
+* `os.remove` doesn't work with relative paths ([#31](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/31))
+* `mkstemp` returns no valid file descriptor ([#19](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/19))
+* `open` methods lack `IOError` for prohibited operations ([#18](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/18))
+* Incorrectly resolved relative path ([#3](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/3))
+* `FakeFileOpen` keyword args do not match the `__builtin__`
+  equivalents ([#5](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/5))
+* Relative paths not
+  supported ([#16](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/16), [#17](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pyfakefs/issues/17)))
 
 ## Older Versions
-There are no release notes for releases 2.6 and below.  The following versions are still available on PyPI:
- * [1.1](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/1.1), [1.2](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/1.2), [2.0](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/2.0), [2.1](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/2.1), [2.2](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/2.2), [2.3](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/2.3) and [2.4](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/2.4)
+
+There are no release notes for releases 2.6 and below. The following versions are still available on PyPI:
+
+* [1.1](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/1.1), [1.2](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/1.2), [2.0](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/2.0), [2.1](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/2.1), [2.2](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/2.2), [2.3](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/2.3)
+  and [2.4](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/2.4)
diff --git a/pyfakefs/fake_filesystem.py b/pyfakefs/fake_filesystem.py
index f5fdb296..7ea38657 100644
--- a/pyfakefs/fake_filesystem.py
+++ b/pyfakefs/fake_filesystem.py
@@ -798,9 +798,7 @@ def raise_for_filepath_ending_with_separator(
             if S_ISLNK(file_object.st_mode):
                 try:
                     link_object = self.resolve(entry_path)
-                except OSError as exc:
-                    if self.is_macos and exc.errno != errno.ENOENT:
-                        return
+                except OSError:
                     if self.is_windows_fs:
                         self.raise_os_error(errno.ENOTDIR, entry_path)
                     raise
@@ -1544,7 +1542,7 @@ def exists(self, file_path: AnyPath, check_link: bool = False) -> bool:
             TypeError: if file_path is `None`.
         """
         if check_link and self.islink(file_path):
-            return True
+            return not self.is_macos or not self.ends_with_path_separator(file_path)
         path = to_string(self.make_string_path(file_path))
         if path is None:
             raise TypeError
@@ -2719,8 +2717,7 @@ def create_symlink(
                 if self.is_macos:
                     # to avoid EEXIST exception, remove the link
                     # if it already exists
-                    if self.exists(link_path, check_link=True):
-                        self.remove_object(link_path)
+                    self.raise_os_error(errno.ENOENT, link_target_path)
                 else:
                     self.raise_os_error(errno.EEXIST, link_target_path)
 
@@ -2867,8 +2864,6 @@ def readlink(self, path: AnyPath) -> str:
                 if self.is_windows_fs:
                     error = errno.ENOTDIR
                 elif self._is_circular_link(link_obj):
-                    if self.is_macos:
-                        return link_obj.path  # type: ignore[return-value]
                     error = errno.ELOOP
                 else:
                     error = errno.ENOENT
diff --git a/pyfakefs/tests/fake_os_test.py b/pyfakefs/tests/fake_os_test.py
index 01a49c8f..da50645a 100644
--- a/pyfakefs/tests/fake_os_test.py
+++ b/pyfakefs/tests/fake_os_test.py
@@ -645,31 +645,15 @@ def test_lexists_with_trailing_separator_macos(self):
         self.check_macos_only()
         file_path = self.make_path("foo")
         self.os.symlink(file_path, file_path)
-        self.assertTrue(self.os.path.lexists(file_path + self.os.sep))
+        self.assertFalse(self.os.path.lexists(file_path + self.os.sep))
 
-    def test_islink_with_trailing_separator_linux_windows(self):
-        self.check_linux_and_windows()
+    def test_islink_with_trailing_separator(self):
         skip_if_symlink_not_supported()
         file_path = self.make_path("foo")
         self.os.symlink(file_path, file_path)
         self.assertFalse(self.os.path.islink(file_path + self.os.sep))
 
-    def test_islink_with_trailing_separator_macos(self):
-        # regression test for #373
-        self.check_macos_only()
-        file_path = self.make_path("foo")
-        self.os.symlink(file_path, file_path)
-        self.assertTrue(self.os.path.islink(file_path + self.os.sep))
-
-    def test_isfile_with_trailing_separator_linux_windows(self):
-        self.check_linux_and_windows()
-        file_path = self.make_path("foo")
-        self.create_file(file_path)
-        self.assertFalse(self.os.path.isfile(file_path + self.os.sep))
-
-    def test_isfile_with_trailing_separator_macos(self):
-        # regression test for #374
-        self.check_macos_only()
+    def test_isfile_with_trailing_separator(self):
         file_path = self.make_path("foo")
         self.create_file(file_path)
         self.assertFalse(self.os.path.isfile(file_path + self.os.sep))
@@ -743,55 +727,36 @@ def test_readlink_raises_if_path_is_none(self):
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
             self.os.readlink(None)
 
-    def test_broken_symlink_with_trailing_separator_linux(self):
-        self.check_linux_only()
+    def check_broken_symlink_with_trailing_separator(self, subtype):
         file_path = self.make_path("foo")
         link_path = self.make_path("link")
         self.os.symlink(file_path, link_path)
-        self.assert_raises_os_error(
-            errno.EEXIST,
-            self.os.symlink,
-            link_path + self.os.sep,
-            link_path + self.os.sep,
-        )
+        with self.raises_os_error(subtype):
+            self.os.symlink(link_path + self.os.sep, link_path + self.os.sep)
+
+    def test_broken_symlink_with_trailing_separator_linux(self):
+        self.check_linux_only()
+        self.check_broken_symlink_with_trailing_separator(errno.EEXIST)
 
     def test_broken_symlink_with_trailing_separator_macos(self):
         # regression test for #371
         self.check_macos_only()
-        file_path = self.make_path("foo")
-        link_path = self.make_path("link")
-        self.os.symlink(file_path, link_path)
-        self.os.symlink(link_path + self.os.sep, link_path + self.os.sep)
+        self.check_broken_symlink_with_trailing_separator(errno.ENOENT)
 
     def test_broken_symlink_with_trailing_separator_windows(self):
         self.check_windows_only()
         skip_if_symlink_not_supported()
-        file_path = self.make_path("foo")
-        link_path = self.make_path("link")
-        self.os.symlink(file_path, link_path)
-        self.assert_raises_os_error(
-            errno.ENOTDIR,
-            self.os.symlink,
-            link_path + self.os.sep,
-            link_path + self.os.sep,
-        )
+        self.check_broken_symlink_with_trailing_separator(errno.ENOTDIR)
 
-    def test_circular_readlink_with_trailing_separator_linux(self):
+    def test_circular_readlink_with_trailing_separator_posix(self):
         # Regression test for #372
-        self.check_linux_only()
+        self.check_posix_only()
         file_path = self.make_path("foo")
         self.os.symlink(file_path, file_path)
         self.assert_raises_os_error(
             errno.ELOOP, self.os.readlink, file_path + self.os.sep
         )
 
-    def test_circular_readlink_with_trailing_separator_macos(self):
-        # Regression test for #372
-        self.check_macos_only()
-        file_path = self.make_path("foo")
-        self.os.symlink(file_path, file_path)
-        self.os.readlink(file_path + self.os.sep)
-
     def test_circular_readlink_with_trailing_separator_windows(self):
         # Regression test for #372
         self.check_windows_only()
@@ -2676,13 +2641,15 @@ def test_readlink_circular_link_with_trailing_sep_linux(self):
         self.assert_raises_os_error(errno.ELOOP, self.os.readlink, path0 + self.os.sep)
 
     def test_readlink_circular_link_with_trailing_sep_macos(self):
-        # Regression test for #392
+        # real behavior under macOS is inconsistent, exception is sometimes not raised
+        self.skip_real_fs()
         self.check_macos_only()
         path1 = self.make_path("foo")
         path0 = self.make_path("bar")
         self.os.symlink(path0, path1)
         self.os.symlink(path1, path0)
-        self.assertEqual(path0, self.os.readlink(path0 + self.os.sep))
+        with self.raises_os_error(errno.ELOOP):
+            self.os.readlink(path0 + self.os.sep)
 
     def test_readlink_circular_link_with_trailing_sep_windows(self):
         self.check_windows_only()
@@ -2691,9 +2658,8 @@ def test_readlink_circular_link_with_trailing_sep_windows(self):
         path0 = self.make_path("bar")
         self.os.symlink(path0, path1)
         self.os.symlink(path1, path0)
-        self.assert_raises_os_error(
-            errno.ENOTDIR, self.os.readlink, path0 + self.os.sep
-        )
+        with self.raises_os_error(errno.ENOTDIR):
+            self.os.readlink(path0 + self.os.sep)
 
     # hard link related tests
     def test_link_bogus(self):

From 8258516858c7fd25aa0dffa689593b9cd6131cac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mrbean-bremen <hansemrbean@googlemail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:08:25 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Temporary disable failing PyPy tests

- the PyPy versions 7.3.22/23 have a bug under Windows
- the issue is fixed in main - waiting for the next release
---
 pyfakefs/tests/fake_filesystem_shutil_test.py | 19 ++++++++++++-------
 pyfakefs/tests/fake_filesystem_test.py        | 11 +++++++----
 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pyfakefs/tests/fake_filesystem_shutil_test.py b/pyfakefs/tests/fake_filesystem_shutil_test.py
index ec5864cb..6f3b4235 100644
--- a/pyfakefs/tests/fake_filesystem_shutil_test.py
+++ b/pyfakefs/tests/fake_filesystem_shutil_test.py
@@ -23,10 +23,11 @@
 import sys
 import tempfile
 import unittest
+from os import stat_result
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from pyfakefs import fake_filesystem_unittest
-from pyfakefs.helpers import get_uid, set_uid, is_root, IS_PYPY
+from pyfakefs.helpers import get_uid, set_uid, is_root, IS_PYPY, IS_WIN
 from pyfakefs.tests.test_utils import RealFsTestMixin, skip_if_symlink_not_supported
 
 is_windows = sys.platform == "win32"
@@ -270,8 +271,7 @@ def test_copystat(self):
         src_stat = os.stat(src_file)
         dst_stat = os.stat(dst_file)
         self.assertEqual(src_stat.st_mode, dst_stat.st_mode)
-        self.assertAlmostEqual(src_stat.st_atime, dst_stat.st_atime, places=0)
-        self.assertAlmostEqual(src_stat.st_mtime, dst_stat.st_mtime, places=2)
+        self.check_stat_times(dst_stat, src_stat)
 
     @unittest.skipIf(IS_PYPY, "Functionality not supported in PyPy")
     def test_copystat_symlinks(self):
@@ -297,8 +297,7 @@ def test_copy2(self):
         src_stat = os.stat(src_file)
         dst_stat = os.stat(dst_file)
         self.assertEqual(src_stat.st_mode, dst_stat.st_mode)
-        self.assertAlmostEqual(src_stat.st_atime, dst_stat.st_atime, places=0)
-        self.assertAlmostEqual(src_stat.st_mtime, dst_stat.st_mtime, places=2)
+        self.check_stat_times(dst_stat, src_stat)
 
     def test_copy2_directory(self):
         src_file = self.make_path("xyzzy")
@@ -315,8 +314,14 @@ def test_copy2_directory(self):
         src_stat = os.stat(src_file)
         dst_stat = os.stat(dst_file)
         self.assertEqual(src_stat.st_mode, dst_stat.st_mode)
-        self.assertAlmostEqual(src_stat.st_atime, dst_stat.st_atime, places=0)
-        self.assertAlmostEqual(src_stat.st_mtime, dst_stat.st_mtime, places=2)
+        self.check_stat_times(dst_stat, src_stat)
+
+    def check_stat_times(self, dst_stat: stat_result, src_stat: stat_result):
+        # these tests do not work in a specific pypy versions due to a pypy bug
+        # the bug is fixed in main, this check can be removed after the next release
+        if not IS_PYPY or not IS_WIN or sys.version_info < (3, 11, 15):
+            self.assertAlmostEqual(src_stat.st_atime, dst_stat.st_atime, places=0)
+            self.assertAlmostEqual(src_stat.st_mtime, dst_stat.st_mtime, places=2)
 
     def test_copytree(self):
         src_directory = self.make_path("xyzzy")
diff --git a/pyfakefs/tests/fake_filesystem_test.py b/pyfakefs/tests/fake_filesystem_test.py
index 266b7f85..97bcf5e1 100644
--- a/pyfakefs/tests/fake_filesystem_test.py
+++ b/pyfakefs/tests/fake_filesystem_test.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     reset_ids,
     OSType,
 )
-from pyfakefs.helpers import IS_WIN
+from pyfakefs.helpers import IS_WIN, IS_PYPY
 from pyfakefs.tests.test_utils import (
     TestCase,
     RealFsTestCase,
@@ -2283,9 +2283,12 @@ def check_fake_file_stat(self, fake_file, real_file_path, target_path=None):
         real_stat = os.stat(real_file_path)
         self.assertIsNone(fake_file._byte_contents)
         self.assertEqual(fake_file.st_size, real_stat.st_size)
-        self.assertAlmostEqual(fake_file.st_ctime, real_stat.st_ctime, places=5)
-        self.assertAlmostEqual(fake_file.st_atime, real_stat.st_atime, places=5)
-        self.assertAlmostEqual(fake_file.st_mtime, real_stat.st_mtime, places=5)
+        # these tests do not work in a specific pypy versions due to a pypy bug
+        # the bug is fixed in main, this check can be removed after the next release
+        if not IS_PYPY or not IS_WIN or sys.version_info < (3, 11, 15):
+            self.assertAlmostEqual(fake_file.st_ctime, real_stat.st_ctime, places=5)
+            self.assertAlmostEqual(fake_file.st_atime, real_stat.st_atime, places=5)
+            self.assertAlmostEqual(fake_file.st_mtime, real_stat.st_mtime, places=5)
         self.assertEqual(fake_file.st_uid, real_stat.st_uid)
         self.assertEqual(fake_file.st_gid, real_stat.st_gid)