[Python-ideas] Have os.unlink remove directories on Unix (was: junction points on Windows)

Kim Gräsman kim.grasman at gmail.com
Tue Aug 27 20:52:16 CEST 2013


I'm not sure this has anything to do with my original question anymore.

> I'm talking about Python's unlink. The fact that it works to remove
> directory symlinks is what I was talking about here.

I don't know enough about Unix to discuss the merits of changing
os.unlink(), but I do believe that it should treat junction points as
symlinks on Windows. I'll try to continue that thread on my original
subject.

- Kim


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