Brian Curtin cur...@acm.org added the comment:
Closed. I'll be adding this in #10608.
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resolution: - duplicate
stage: needs patch - committed/rejected
status: open - closed
superseder: - Add a section to Windows FAQ explaining os.symlink
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Ned Batchelder ned...@users.sourceforge.net added the comment:
This breaks virtualenv3 on Python 3.2, which simply test for the existence of
os.symlink, which then fails for lack of privileges. Perhaps an
os.can_symlink() method, returning a boolean? It can request privileges if you
like,
Jason R. Coombs jar...@jaraco.com added the comment:
Ned, you bring up a good point. Please see #9333 for a discussion on the new
os.symlink and privileges.
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New submission from Brian Curtin cur...@acm.org:
#1578269 introduced os.symlink support for Windows 6.0, but it requires the
SeCreateSymbolicLinkPrivilege privilege to be enabled for the calling user,
which is not always the case. Documentation needs to be added on the specific
details here,
Changes by Eric Smith e...@trueblade.com:
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