[issue29657] os.symlink: FileExistsError shows wrong message

2018-11-30 Thread Rich Jones
Rich Jones added the comment: @Larry - that would be an acceptable solution! I'm here because I encountered this error independently. I explain why the arrow is a problem here: https://bugs.python.org/issue35367 The issue is that the '->' notation is already used by the standard operat

[issue35367] FileExistsError During os.symlink() Displays Arrow in the Wrong Direction

2018-11-30 Thread Rich Jones
New submission from Rich Jones : If I try to create a symlink which already exists, I get a FileExistsError. In this error message, the explanatory arrow is pointing in the wrong direction. This gave us a big scare in our logs! Example: ``` $ ls HELLO.txt $ python3 Python 3.7.0 (default