[docs] [issue10960] os.stat() does not mention that it follow symlinks by default

[Марк Коренберг]

New submission from Марк Коренберг <socketpair at gmail.com>:

Documentation should say about 'following symlink' in this function. Documentation should advice to use os.lstat() in case when it needed.

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assignee: docs at python
components: Documentation
messages: 126631
nosy: docs at python, mmarkk
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: os.stat() does not mention that it follow symlinks by default
type: behavior

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