Larry Martell wrote: > I have a script that creates zip files of dirs containing symlinks. I > was surprised to find that the zipfiles have zipped the targets of the > links as opposed to the links themselves, which is what I wanted and > expected. Googling I found this: > > https://doeidoei.wordpress.com/2010/11/23/compressing-files-with-python-symlink-trouble/ > > Which I don't love as a solution. Anyone know a cleaner way to get > zipfile to zip the links?
I don't even know what "zipfile" is, is that a Windows command? On linux the tar command's --dereference option causes the behavior you describe, which is not its default. Not sure if this is applicable to your situation, or not: http://www.gnu.org/software/tar/manual/html_node/dereference.html -- http://totally-portable-software.blogspot.com [Mon Feb 29: "Addresses - What Good Are They?"] -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
