[issue17222] py_compile.compile() replaces target files, breaking special files and symlinks

[Armin Rigo]

Armin Rigo added the comment:

That's not really what I'm after, but that's a workaround I proposed to avoid the worst breakage.  I don't have an opinion about what to do with symlinks.

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