python
diff --git a/‎Lib/site.py‎
Lines changed: 10 additions & 1 deletion b/‎Lib/site.py‎
Lines changed: 10 additions & 1 deletion
diff --git a/‎Lib/test/test_site.py‎
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diff --git a/‎Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2024-01-02-19-52-23.gh-issue-113659.DkmnQc.rst‎
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@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
 import builtins
 import _sitebuiltins
 import io
+import stat
 
 # Prefixes for site-packages; add additional prefixes like /usr/local here
 PREFIXES = [sys.prefix, sys.exec_prefix]
@@ -156,6 +157,13 @@ def addpackage(sitedir, name, known_paths):
     else:
         reset = False
     fullname = os.path.join(sitedir, name)
+    try:
+        st = os.lstat(fullname)
+    except OSError:
+        return
+    if ((getattr(st, 'st_flags', 0) & stat.UF_HIDDEN) or
+        (getattr(st, 'st_file_attributes', 0) & stat.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN)):
+        return
     try:
         f = io.TextIOWrapper(io.open_code(fullname))
     except OSError:
@@ -203,7 +211,8 @@ def addsitedir(sitedir, known_paths=None):
         names = os.listdir(sitedir)
     except OSError:
         return
-    names = [name for name in names if name.endswith(".pth")]
+    names = [name for name in names
+             if name.endswith(".pth") and not name.startswith(".")]
     for name in sorted(names):
         addpackage(sitedir, name, known_paths)
     if reset:
 
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import urllib.request
 import urllib.error
 import shutil
+import stat
 import subprocess
 import sysconfig
 import tempfile
@@ -182,6 +183,44 @@ def test_addsitedir(self):
         finally:
             pth_file.cleanup()
 
+    def test_addsitedir_dotfile(self):
+        pth_file = PthFile('.dotfile')
+        pth_file.cleanup(prep=True)
+        try:
+            pth_file.create()
+            site.addsitedir(pth_file.base_dir, set())
+            self.assertNotIn(site.makepath(pth_file.good_dir_path)[0], sys.path)
+            self.assertIn(pth_file.base_dir, sys.path)
+        finally:
+            pth_file.cleanup()
+
+    @unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(os, 'chflags'), 'test needs os.chflags()')
+    def test_addsitedir_hidden_flags(self):
+        pth_file = PthFile()
+        pth_file.cleanup(prep=True)
+        try:
+            pth_file.create()
+            st = os.stat(pth_file.file_path)
+            os.chflags(pth_file.file_path, st.st_flags | stat.UF_HIDDEN)
+            site.addsitedir(pth_file.base_dir, set())
+            self.assertNotIn(site.makepath(pth_file.good_dir_path)[0], sys.path)
+            self.assertIn(pth_file.base_dir, sys.path)
+        finally:
+            pth_file.cleanup()
+
+    @unittest.skipUnless(sys.platform == 'win32', 'test needs Windows')
+    def test_addsitedir_hidden_file_attribute(self):
+        pth_file = PthFile()
+        pth_file.cleanup(prep=True)
+        try:
+            pth_file.create()
+            subprocess.check_call(['attrib', '+H', pth_file.file_path])
+            site.addsitedir(pth_file.base_dir, set())
+            self.assertNotIn(site.makepath(pth_file.good_dir_path)[0], sys.path)
+            self.assertIn(pth_file.base_dir, sys.path)
+        finally:
+            pth_file.cleanup()
+
     # This tests _getuserbase, hence the double underline
     # to distinguish from a test for getuserbase
     def test__getuserbase(self):
 
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Skip ``.pth`` files with names starting with a dot or hidden file attribute.
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	`1`	+Skip ``.pth`` files with names starting with a dot or hidden file attribute.