#symlink — Public Fediverse posts

@carlton @sethmlarson And does the consensus against symbolic links arise from inexperience? Windows didn't let unprivileged users create symlinks in NTFS until Windows 10 build 14972 in 2018, and even then only if developer mode is on. Instead, Windows desktop users' experience since 1995 has been with shortcuts, which operate at the shell level, not the file system level.

#SymbolicLinks #symlink #NTFS

@carlton @sethmlarson And does the consensus against symbolic links arise from inexperience? Windows didn't let unprivileged users create symlinks in NTFS until Windows 10 build 14972 in 2018, and even then only if developer mode is on. Instead, Windows desktop users' experience since 1995 has been with shortcuts, which operate at the shell level, not the file system level.

#SymbolicLinks #symlink #NTFS

@carlton @sethmlarson And does the consensus against symbolic links arise from inexperience? Windows didn't let unprivileged users create symlinks in NTFS until Windows 10 build 14972 in 2018, and even then only if developer mode is on. Instead, Windows desktop users' experience since 1995 has been with shortcuts, which operate at the shell level, not the file system level.

#SymbolicLinks #symlink #NTFS

@carlton @sethmlarson And does the consensus against symbolic links arise from inexperience? Windows didn't let unprivileged users create symlinks in NTFS until Windows 10 build 14972 in 2018, and even then only if developer mode is on. Instead, Windows desktop users' experience since 1995 has been with shortcuts, which operate at the shell level, not the file system level.

#SymbolicLinks #symlink #NTFS

@carlton @sethmlarson And does the consensus against symbolic links arise from inexperience? Windows didn't let unprivileged users create symlinks in NTFS until Windows 10 build 14972 in 2018, and even then only if developer mode is on. Instead, Windows desktop users' experience since 1995 has been with shortcuts, which operate at the shell level, not the file system level.

#SymbolicLinks #symlink #NTFS

Now this is an interesting #Python problem. I don't know if it's a #bug, but it's a change in behaviour that I don't see documented.

I upgraded from #Debian 12/Bookworm to 13/Trixie, so the default Python3 changed from 3.11 to 3.13. A script of mine broke, because `pathlib.Path.is_mount()` changed behaviour when the path is a symlink (at least to a directory).

i.e. I'm testing a path that is a symlink. The symlink points to a directory. That directory *is* a mountpoint. The `.is_mount()` test in 3.11 returned True, while in 3.13 it returns False.

This seems wrong to me. Most path-manipulation functions transparently treat symlinks as if they were the pointed-to object unless you pass an option/flag specifically to say you want the symlink itself.

Gonna have to dig to see what else I can find.

#pathlib #path #is_mount #stdlib #behaviour #symlink #filesystem #mountpoint #mount

Now this is an interesting #Python problem. I don't know if it's a #bug, but it's a change in behaviour that I don't see documented.

I upgraded from #Debian 12/Bookworm to 13/Trixie, so the default Python3 changed from 3.11 to 3.13. A script of mine broke, because `pathlib.Path.is_mount()` changed behaviour when the path is a symlink (at least to a directory).

i.e. I'm testing a path that is a symlink. The symlink points to a directory. That directory *is* a mountpoint. The `.is_mount()` test in 3.11 returned True, while in 3.13 it returns False.

This seems wrong to me. Most path-manipulation functions transparently treat symlinks as if they were the pointed-to object unless you pass an option/flag specifically to say you want the symlink itself.

Gonna have to dig to see what else I can find.

#pathlib #path #is_mount #stdlib #behaviour #symlink #filesystem #mountpoint #mount

Now this is an interesting #Python problem. I don't know if it's a #bug, but it's a change in behaviour that I don't see documented.

I upgraded from #Debian 12/Bookworm to 13/Trixie, so the default Python3 changed from 3.11 to 3.13. A script of mine broke, because `pathlib.Path.is_mount()` changed behaviour when the path is a symlink (at least to a directory).

i.e. I'm testing a path that is a symlink. The symlink points to a directory. That directory *is* a mountpoint. The `.is_mount()` test in 3.11 returned True, while in 3.13 it returns False.

This seems wrong to me. Most path-manipulation functions transparently treat symlinks as if they were the pointed-to object unless you pass an option/flag specifically to say you want the symlink itself.

Gonna have to dig to see what else I can find.

#pathlib #path #is_mount #stdlib #behaviour #symlink #filesystem #mountpoint #mount

Now this is an interesting #Python problem. I don't know if it's a #bug, but it's a change in behaviour that I don't see documented.

I upgraded from #Debian 12/Bookworm to 13/Trixie, so the default Python3 changed from 3.11 to 3.13. A script of mine broke, because `pathlib.Path.is_mount()` changed behaviour when the path is a symlink (at least to a directory).

i.e. I'm testing a path that is a symlink. The symlink points to a directory. That directory *is* a mountpoint. The `.is_mount()` test in 3.11 returned True, while in 3.13 it returns False.

This seems wrong to me. Most path-manipulation functions transparently treat symlinks as if they were the pointed-to object unless you pass an option/flag specifically to say you want the symlink itself.

Gonna have to dig to see what else I can find.

#pathlib #path #is_mount #stdlib #behaviour #symlink #filesystem #mountpoint #mount

Now this is an interesting #Python problem. I don't know if it's a #bug, but it's a change in behaviour that I don't see documented.

I upgraded from #Debian 12/Bookworm to 13/Trixie, so the default Python3 changed from 3.11 to 3.13. A script of mine broke, because `pathlib.Path.is_mount()` changed behaviour when the path is a symlink (at least to a directory).

i.e. I'm testing a path that is a symlink. The symlink points to a directory. That directory *is* a mountpoint. The `.is_mount()` test in 3.11 returned True, while in 3.13 it returns False.

This seems wrong to me. Most path-manipulation functions transparently treat symlinks as if they were the pointed-to object unless you pass an option/flag specifically to say you want the symlink itself.

Gonna have to dig to see what else I can find.

#pathlib #path #is_mount #stdlib #behaviour #symlink #filesystem #mountpoint #mount

Explainer: inodes and inode numbers

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://eclecticlight.co/2025/10/04/explainer-inodes-and-inode-numbers/

Explainer: inodes and inode numbers

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://eclecticlight.co/2025/10/04/explainer-inodes-and-inode-numbers/

Explainer: inodes and inode numbers

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://eclecticlight.co/2025/10/04/explainer-inodes-and-inode-numbers/

Explainer: inodes and inode numbers

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://eclecticlight.co/2025/10/04/explainer-inodes-and-inode-numbers/

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