Nikolaus Rath wrote: > Hello, > >>From `pydoc os`: > > symlink(...) > symlink(src, dst) > > Create a symbolic link pointing to src named dst. > > > Is there any reason why this is so deliberately confusing? Why is the > target of the symlink, the think where it points *to*, called the > `src`? It seems to me that the names of the parameters should be > reversed.
I used the command the other day, and didn't feel the slightest confusion. To me, the process of creating a symlink is like a "virtual copy". Which the above parameter names reflect perfectly. Diez -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
