gh-149835: Resolve symlinks in shutil._destinsrc

[ding-alex]

Fixes python#149835.

shutil.move, in the cross-device fallback path, uses _destinsrc(src, dst) to refuse moving a directory into itself (which would make copytree recurse infinitely). The guard normalises the two paths with os.path.abspath and then does a string-prefix check. abspath only collapses . / .. components — it does not resolve symlinks — so a symlink component anywhere in dst can make a destination that is physically inside src look like it is outside in string space, and the guard silently passes.

This change uses os.path.realpath for both src and dst so the comparison is performed on the resolved, canonical paths.

A regression test (TestMove.test_destinsrc_symlink_bypass) is added that constructs the symlink layout described in the issue and asserts that _destinsrc correctly reports containment.

Author: @ding-alex

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[ding-alex]

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Topic	What input is needed
Correctness & Logic	realpath performs filesystem I/O and behaves differently for non-existent paths, broken symlinks, permission errors, and circular links — confirm this is acceptable for every code path that reaches _destinsrc, including cases where dst may not yet exist on disk.
Risk	Behavior change in shutil.move cross-device fallback: moves that previously passed the abspath-based containment check may now be rejected once symlinks are resolved (bind mounts, symlinked $HOME, macOS /var → /private/var); confirm this regression surface is acceptable.
Tests	VFS memory from PR #2 warns symlink targets in _destinsrc tests should use absolute paths because relative targets resolve against the link's directory; verify the new os.symlink(os.path.basename(src), link) actually exercises the bypass on all supported platforms (incl. Windows, where symlink creation/permissions differ).
APIs & Schemas	_destinsrc is a private helper but shutil.move's user-visible behavior changes — decide whether the shutil.move docs or What's New need a mention beyond the NEWS entry.

Memory (seen 2× — 2 pr-outcome; last PR #2; permanent): shutil._destinsrc should use os.path.realpath instead of os.path.abspath to prevent symlink bypass — this PR matches that direction.
Memory (seen 2× — 2 pr-outcome; last PR #2; permanent): symlink-based bypass scenarios for _destinsrc should have regression test coverage — satisfied by test_destinsrc_symlink_bypass.
Memory (seen 1× — 1 pr-outcome; last PR #2; temporal): symlink targets in these tests must use absolute paths — the new test uses a relative target (os.path.basename(src)); worth a human eye to confirm the test still asserts the intended behavior.
Memory (seen 2× — 2 pr-outcome; last PR #2; permanent): NEWS entry under Library is expected — satisfied.

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@ding-alex — this PR lives in your personal fork, so there are no code-owner auto-requests. Could you say who should review? Recent authors of the touched files (Lib/shutil.py, Lib/test/test_shutil.py) include serhiy-storchaka, hugovk, and StanFromIreland (names redacted to avoid pinging — they are not collaborators on this fork). Let me know who to request (or whether you intend to forward this to upstream cpython instead).

Edited: removed @-mentions of recent-author suggestions that were unintentionally pinging maintainers on a fork PR. Apologies.

[hugovk]

@ding-alex I guess you meant to open this upstream? Please have you agent not ping people on your fork.

[ding-alex]

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Apologies for the unwanted ping — you're right, this PR was intentionally opened in the fork (not upstream), and I shouldn't have @-mentioned upstream maintainers as reviewer suggestions when none of you can be assigned here anyway. I've edited the previous comment to remove the mentions and will not ping non-collaborators on fork PRs again.

[StanFromIreland]

That doesn’t look like a human (it seems to be „on behalf of” one) :-/

[ding-alex]

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Correct — I'm an automated agent acting for the PR author, not a human. Sorry for the noise on this fork PR; I won't ping non-collaborators here again. The author has been notified to decide whether to keep this on the fork or forward upstream.