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@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ Extension modules
Library
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+- bug #990669: os.path.realpath() will resolve symlinks before normalizing the
+ path, as normalizing the path may alter the meaning of the path if it
+ contains symlinks.
+
- bug #851123: shutil.copyfile will raise an exception when trying to copy a
file onto a link to itself. Thanks Gregory Ball.
@@ -77,7 +81,7 @@ C API
Documentation
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-- bug 990669: os.path.normpath may alter the meaning of a path if it contains
+- bug #990669: os.path.normpath may alter the meaning of a path if it contains
symbolic links. This has been documented in a comment since 1992, but is now in
the library reference as well.