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shutil.move fails on symlink source #54202

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@jniehof
mannequin
BPO 9993
Nosy @pitrou, @vstinner, @tarekziade, @merwok, @bitdancer, @hynek
Files
  • shutil_move_symlinks.patch: Patch to shutil.move: move symlinks rather than copy contents
  • shutil_move_doc.patch: Documentation update for new shutil.move behaviour
  • shutil_move_symlinks.patch: Patch to shutil.move: move symlinks rather than copy contents – fixed tests for mock based aproach
  • shutil_move_symlinks.patch: Fixes shutil.move, adds docs with proper tag.
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    assignee = None
    closed_at = <Date 2012-01-06.19:18:31.687>
    created_at = <Date 2010-09-29.23:03:11.449>
    labels = ['type-bug', 'library']
    title = 'shutil.move fails on symlink source'
    updated_at = <Date 2012-01-06.19:18:31.686>
    user = 'https://bugs.python.org/jniehof'

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2012-01-06.19:18:31.686>
    actor = 'pitrou'
    assignee = 'none'
    closed = True
    closed_date = <Date 2012-01-06.19:18:31.687>
    closer = 'pitrou'
    components = ['Library (Lib)']
    creation = <Date 2010-09-29.23:03:11.449>
    creator = 'jniehof'
    dependencies = []
    files = ['19063', '23002', '24146', '24149']
    hgrepos = []
    issue_num = 9993
    keywords = ['patch']
    message_count = 15.0
    messages = ['117673', '117751', '142604', '142610', '142734', '142765', '142824', '142829', '150467', '150472', '150696', '150698', '150717', '150763', '150764']
    nosy_count = 8.0
    nosy_names = ['pitrou', 'vstinner', 'tarek', 'eric.araujo', 'r.david.murray', 'jniehof', 'python-dev', 'hynek']
    pr_nums = []
    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = 'fixed'
    stage = 'resolved'
    status = 'closed'
    superseder = None
    type = 'behavior'
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue9993'
    versions = ['Python 3.3']

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