Add NEWS

barneygale · barneygale · commit 2d30bb783c1b · 2021-04-24T22:12:48.000+01:00
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2021-04-08-22-11-27.bpo-25264.hEqA5d.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2021-04-08-22-11-27.bpo-25264.hEqA5d.rst
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+:func:`os.path.realpath` now raises :exc:`OSError` when a symlink loop is
+encountered. Previously it returned a path with unresolved symlinks.
+
+:func:`os.path.realpath` now accepts a *strict* keyword-only argument.
+When set to ``True``, :exc:`FileNotFoundException` is raised if a path
+doesn't exist.
