[issue39924] pathlib handles missing `os.link`, `os.symlink` and `os.readlink` inconsistently

Change by Barney Gale : -- resolution: -> fixed stage: patch review -> resolved status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker ___ ___

[issue39924] pathlib handles missing `os.link`, `os.symlink` and `os.readlink` inconsistently

Steve Dower added the comment: New changeset b57e045320d1d2a70eab236b7d31a3ebb75037c3 by Barney Gale in branch 'master': bpo-39924: handle missing os functions more consistently in pathlib (GH-19220) https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/b57e045320d1d2a70eab236b7d31a3ebb75037c3

[issue39924] pathlib handles missing `os.link`, `os.symlink` and `os.readlink` inconsistently

Change by Barney Gale : -- pull_requests: +18582 pull_request: https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/19220 ___ Python tracker ___

[issue39924] pathlib handles missing `os.link`, `os.symlink` and `os.readlink` inconsistently

Change by Manjusaka : -- keywords: +patch pull_requests: +18345 stage: -> patch review pull_request: https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/18998 ___ Python tracker ___

[issue39924] pathlib handles missing `os.link`, `os.symlink` and `os.readlink` inconsistently

Barney Gale added the comment: Good points! Do you know of an example of a community library that uses `_Accessor.link`? Thanks -- ___ Python tracker ___

[issue39924] pathlib handles missing `os.link`, `os.symlink` and `os.readlink` inconsistently

Manjusaka added the comment: Fine, I get your means -- ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe:

[issue39924] pathlib handles missing `os.link`, `os.symlink` and `os.readlink` inconsistently

Manjusaka added the comment: But when will os.readlink() be unavailable? -- ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing

[issue39924] pathlib handles missing `os.link`, `os.symlink` and `os.readlink` inconsistently

Manjusaka added the comment: I don't think rename 'link_to' to 'link' directly is a good idea. Because there are many third-party libs have used this name. Unless we can keep two names in this version, and remind people the 'link_to' function will be deprecated totally in a future version.

[issue39924] pathlib handles missing `os.link`, `os.symlink` and `os.readlink` inconsistently

New submission from Barney Gale : Small bug report encompassing some related issues in `pathlib._NormalAccessor`: - `link_to()` should be named `link()` for consistency with other methods - `symlink()` doesn't need to guard against `os.symlink()` not accepting `target_is_directory` on