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authorBenjamin Peterson <benjamin@python.org>2014-06-23 00:59:35 (GMT)
committerBenjamin Peterson <benjamin@python.org>2014-06-23 00:59:35 (GMT)
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clarify that islink only really works if python knows about symlinks (closes #13143)
Patch from Yayoi Ukai.
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@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ the :mod:`glob` module.)
.. function:: islink(path)
Return ``True`` if *path* refers to a directory entry that is a symbolic link.
- Always ``False`` if symbolic links are not supported.
+ Always ``False`` if symbolic links are not supported by the python runtime.
.. function:: ismount(path)