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Expand Up @@ -3869,9 +3869,9 @@ features:
.. versionadded:: 3.3


.. function:: symlink(src, dst, target_is_directory=False, *, dir_fd=None)
.. function:: symlink(target, link_name, target_is_directory=False, *, dir_fd=None)

Create a symbolic link pointing to *src* named *dst*.
Create a symbolic link pointing to *target* named *link_name*.

On Windows, a symlink represents either a file or a directory, and does not
morph to the target dynamically. If the target is present, the type of the
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