[issue1578269] Add os.link() and os.symlink() and os.path.islink() support for Windows

[Jason R. Coombs]

Jason R. Coombs <jaraco at jaraco.com> added the comment:

This patch (15) implements ntpath.samefile, which corrects the
regression in test_shutil.

By my tests, this corrects all regressions caused by this patch except
for those in test_posixpath.py previously mentioned. I believe these
failing tests are due to the fact that posixpath tests are inappropriate
on the Windows platform.

I propose we integrate this patch so it can have time to get feedback
from the community.

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Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file15219/windows symlink draft 15.patch

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