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authorGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2007-11-01 17:19:33 (GMT)
committerGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2007-11-01 17:19:33 (GMT)
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#1364: os.lstat is available on Windows too, as an alias to os.stat.
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@@ -922,8 +922,9 @@ Files and Directories
.. function:: lstat(path)
- Like :func:`stat`, but do not follow symbolic links. Availability: Macintosh,
- Unix.
+ Like :func:`stat`, but do not follow symbolic links. This is an alias for
+ :func:`stat` on platforms that do not support symbolic links, such as
+ Windows.
.. function:: mkfifo(path[, mode])