[issue15202] followlinks/follow_symlinks/symlinks flags unification

[Serhiy Storchaka]

Serhiy Storchaka <storchaka at gmail.com> added the comment:

> What's the urge to make parameters keyword-only?

If anyone uses these functions with a new "symlinks" parameter in 3.3b1,
he will get loud error (follow_symlinks == not symlinks).

> Also, copyfile() shouldn't change signature.

Why not?

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