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diff --git a/Doc/library/os.path.rst b/Doc/library/os.path.rst index c838983..7fcb2a9 100644 --- a/Doc/library/os.path.rst +++ b/Doc/library/os.path.rst @@ -231,11 +231,15 @@ applications should use string objects to access all files. .. function:: samefile(path1, path2) - Return ``True`` if both pathname arguments refer to the same file or directory - (as indicated by device number and i-node number). Raise an exception if a - :func:`os.stat` call on either pathname fails. + Return ``True`` if both pathname arguments refer to the same file or directory. + On Unix, this is determined by the device number and i-node number and raises an + exception if a :func:`os.stat` call on either pathname fails. - Availability: Unix. + On Windows, two files are the same if they resolve to the same final path + name using the Windows API call GetFinalPathNameByHandle and this function + raises an exception if handles cannot be obtained to either file. + + Availability: Windows, Unix. .. function:: sameopenfile(fp1, fp2) |