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Title: python fails to follow symlinks on windows
Type: behavior Stage: resolved
Components: Windows Versions: Python 2.7
process
Status: closed Resolution: duplicate
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: Nosy List: brian.curtin, nw
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2011-03-13 12:37 by nw, last changed 2022-04-11 14:57 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Messages (2)
msg130740 - (view) Author: nw (nw) Date: 2011-03-13 12:37
Go to C:/Python2.7/Lib create directory foo + __init__.py

Make a symlink: mklink /D bar foo.

Start Python.

import foo # works
import bar # fails (no module named bar)
msg130741 - (view) Author: Brian Curtin (brian.curtin) * (Python committer) Date: 2011-03-13 12:46
This is a duplicate of #6727, which is now easier to fix due to the symlink work in 3.2.
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:57:14adminsetgithub: 55692
2011-03-13 12:46:34brian.curtinsetstatus: open -> closed

messages: + msg130741
resolution: duplicate
stage: resolved
2011-03-13 12:42:56ezio.melottisetnosy: + brian.curtin
type: behavior
2011-03-13 12:37:01nwcreate