[Python-Dev] os.normpath may change the meaning of the path if it contains symbolic links? (original) (raw)

jepler@unpythonic.net jepler at unpythonic.net
Sat Dec 3 03:53:22 CET 2005


Consider: $ mkdir -p d/d/d $ echo 1 > d/d/a $ echo 2 > a $ ln -s d/d/d x $ python -c 'import os; print open(os.path.normpath("x/../a")).read(),' 2 $ cat x/../a 1

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