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diff --git a/Doc/library/os.rst b/Doc/library/os.rst index 0c0d681a9f..3c302a4895 100644 --- a/Doc/library/os.rst +++ b/Doc/library/os.rst @@ -2085,11 +2085,9 @@ Files and Directories *target_is_directory*, which defaults to ``False``. On Windows, a symlink represents a file or a directory, and does not morph to - the target dynamically. For this reason, when creating a symlink on Windows, - if the target is not already present, the symlink will default to being a - file symlink. If *target_is_directory* is set to ``True``, the symlink will - be created as a directory symlink. This parameter is ignored if the target - exists (and the symlink is created with the same type as the target). + the target dynamically. If *target_is_directory* is set to ``True``, the + symlink will be created as a directory symlink, otherwise as a file symlink + (the default). Symbolic link support was introduced in Windows 6.0 (Vista). :func:`symlink` will raise a :exc:`NotImplementedError` on Windows versions earlier than 6.0. @@ -2102,7 +2100,6 @@ Files and Directories administrator level. Either obtaining the privilege or running your application as an administrator are ways to successfully create symlinks. - :exc:`OSError` is raised when the function is called by an unprivileged user. |