[issue11483] python fails to follow symlinks on windows

[nw]

New submission from nw <nils.winter at googlemail.com>:

Go to C:/Python2.7/Lib create directory foo + __init__.py

Make a symlink: mklink /D bar foo.

Start Python.

import foo # works
import bar # fails (no module named bar)

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components: Windows
messages: 130740
nosy: nw
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: python fails to follow symlinks on windows
versions: Python 2.7

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