From 674b1be6cb43d759fbeadb9f2c6140dd949c6446 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chilla Kalyan <127284726+chillakalyan@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2025 14:27:34 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] gh-141127: Clarify o?s.symlink() documentation for argument order (GH-141144) (cherry picked from commit 7ae440f262c99ba9a3327237f83c9290dc963028) Co-authored-by: Chilla Kalyan <127284726+chillakalyan@users.noreply.github.com> --- Doc/library/os.rst | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/Doc/library/os.rst b/Doc/library/os.rst index aa102745328272..4286e94ddb6c72 100644 --- a/Doc/library/os.rst +++ b/Doc/library/os.rst @@ -3505,6 +3505,9 @@ features: Create a symbolic link pointing to *src* named *dst*. + The *src* parameter refers to the target of the link (the file or directory being linked to), + and *dst* is the name of the link being created. + On Windows, a symlink represents either a file or a directory, and does not morph to the target dynamically. If the target is present, the type of the symlink will be created to match. Otherwise, the symlink will be created