[issue36656] Race conditions due to os.link and os.symlink POSIX specification

Tom Hale added the comment: Serhiy wrote > Detected problem is better than non-detected problem. I agree. I also assert that no problem (via a shutil wrapper) is better than a detected problem which may not be handled. While it's up to the programmer to handle exceptions, it's only systems

[issue36656] Race conditions due to os.link and os.symlink POSIX specification

Change by Tom Hale : -- title: Allow os.symlink(src, target, force=True) to prevent race conditions -> Race conditions due to os.link and os.symlink POSIX specification ___ Python tracker ___