Steve Dower <steve.do...@python.org> added the comment:
> A crude workaround is to script PowerShell or CMD in a child process.
I mean, that's not a *terrible* workaround:
>>> import os
>>> p1 = os.path.expandvars("%APPDATA%\\test.txt")
>>> p1
'C:\\Users\\steve\\AppData\\Roaming\\test.txt'
>>> open(p1, "w").close()
>>> os.system(f'copy "{os.path.realpath(p1)}" "{p1}"')
1 file(s) copied.
0
>>>
But yeah, definitely crude :)
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