[Python-checkins] r58745 - python/trunk/Doc/library/os.rst

[georg.brandl]

Author: georg.brandl
Date: Thu Nov  1 18:19:33 2007
New Revision: 58745

Modified:
   python/trunk/Doc/library/os.rst
Log:
#1364: os.lstat is available on Windows too, as an alias to os.stat.


Modified: python/trunk/Doc/library/os.rst
==============================================================================
--- python/trunk/Doc/library/os.rst	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Doc/library/os.rst	Thu Nov  1 18:19:33 2007
@@ -922,8 +922,9 @@
 
 .. function:: lstat(path)
 
-   Like :func:`stat`, but do not follow symbolic links. Availability: Macintosh,
-   Unix.
+   Like :func:`stat`, but do not follow symbolic links.  This is an alias for
+   :func:`stat` on platforms that do not support symbolic links, such as
+   Windows.
 
 
 .. function:: mkfifo(path[, mode])