ToNamespacedPath doesn't work with device names

[rotu]

Version

v20.16.0

Platform

Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.22635.0 x64

Subsystem

No response

What steps will reproduce the bug?

import path from 'node:path'
console.log(path.toNamespacedPath("COM3"))

How often does it reproduce? Is there a required condition?

Every time.

What is the expected behavior? Why is that the expected behavior?

This should print:

\\.\COM3

which is the fully qualified path in the device namespace

What do you see instead?

This prints the illegal path:

\\?\C:\Users\dan\COM3

Additional information

Reference for legal path name: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/naming-a-file#win32-device-namespaces
Additionally console.log(url.pathToFileURL("COM3").href) prints an invalid URL, but I'm not sure if there is a corresponding valid file: URL.

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[rotu]

Not stale.

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This issue has been marked as stale due to 90 days of inactivity.
It will be automatically closed in 30 days if no further activity occurs. If this is still relevant, please leave a comment or update it to keep it open.

[rotu]

not stale