[issue41357] pathlib.Path.resolve incorrect os.path equivalent

Change by Jeffrey Kintscher : -- keywords: +patch pull_requests: +20735 stage: -> patch review pull_request: https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/21596 ___ Python tracker __

[issue41357] pathlib.Path.resolve incorrect os.path equivalent

Jeffrey Kintscher added the comment: I uploaded a script illustrating the differences between how Path.resolve(), os.path.abspath(), and os.path.realpath() handle symlinks. As noted by Jendrik, Path.resolve() and os.path.realpath() both resolve symlinks, while os.path.abspath() does not. T

[issue41357] pathlib.Path.resolve incorrect os.path equivalent

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[issue41357] pathlib.Path.resolve incorrect os.path equivalent

New submission from Jendrik Weise : According to the table at the bottom of the pathlib documentation Path.resolve() is equivalent to os.path.abspath(path). In contrast to the latter Path.resolve() does follow symlinks though, making it more similar to os.path.realpath(path). -- assi