[issue4489] shutil.rmtree is vulnerable to a symlink attack

[Martin v. Löwis]

Martin v. Löwis <martin at v.loewis.de> added the comment:

> Martin, what exactly is the intended proceeding now? Are you going to
> fix your patch and tests as soon as you have time or was that just a
> PoC and expect me/us to bring it into shape? (<- troll-free question,
> I have no idea what to do next here and would like to see a safe
> rmtree in 3.3)

I still plan to work on this, but I'm also really really short on time.
I still favor my own approach (obviously), so if you want to bring it
into shape - that would be appreciated.

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