zipfile + symlink..

[A. Murat Eren]

 Hi,

 I have a problem about zipfile.

 I'm trying to add files from local file system into a zip file via zipfile 
module of python.. I have a function in my class which recursively adds files 
or dirs into zip:

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    def add_file(self, fileName):
        """add file or directory to a zip file"""
        if os.path.isdir(fileName):
            self.zip.writestr(fileName + '/', '')
            for f in os.listdir(fileName):
               self.add_file(fileName + '/' + f)
        else:
            if os.path.islink(fileName):
                dest = os.readlink(fileName)
                self.zip.writestr(fileName, dest)
                #do something here to set 'fileName's attributes
                #to write it as a symlink into the zip
            else:
                self.zip.write(fileName, fileName, zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED)
 ------->8------------------->8-------------------->8------------------>8-----

 But here is a problem raising for symlinks (at the commented section of the 
code passage).. If i don't perform any special process for symlinks in the 
function, function produces zip files without symlinks, naturally; symlinks 
become regular files with the 'dest' content.. I have to set the attribute of 
the symlinks in the zip to make them a real symlink for the 'dest', how can i 
do that?

 Any help or idea would be great..


 Best regards,
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