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Author serhiy.storchaka
Recipients SilentGhost, docs@python, serhiy.storchaka, skeo
Date 2019-05-24.08:41:42
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Yes, the current behavior is by design. It is consistent with the os.symlink(), the "ln -s" command, and with any other way of creating symbolic links in other programming languages.
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Date User Action Args
2019-05-24 08:41:42serhiy.storchakasetrecipients: + serhiy.storchaka, SilentGhost, docs@python, skeo
2019-05-24 08:41:42serhiy.storchakasetmessageid: <1558687302.16.0.588188142763.issue37019@roundup.psfhosted.org>
2019-05-24 08:41:42serhiy.storchakalinkissue37019 messages
2019-05-24 08:41:42serhiy.storchakacreate