Maybe it's useful to know that Administrator privileges are not required in order be able to create symlinks. You just need a specific permission that by default is assigned only to Administrators.
But anyway, if I read the bug report correctly (what an epic, that's kind of scary), this won't be available before python-3.2, so we won't even start to look at it before migrating to python 3...
> The problem with NTFS symbolic links is that they require administrator privileges
Quoting http:// bugs.python. org/issue157826 9 :
Maybe it's useful to know that Administrator privileges are not required in order be able to create symlinks. You just need a specific permission that by default is assigned only to Administrators.
How to set SeCreateSymboli cLinkPrivilege on Windows Vista or newer: stackoverflow. com/questions/ 815472/ how-do- i-grant- secreatesymboli clink-on- windows- vista-home- edition/ 2085468# 2085468
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But anyway, if I read the bug report correctly (what an epic, that's kind of scary), this won't be available before python-3.2, so we won't even start to look at it before migrating to python 3...