[issue21876] os.rename(src, dst) does nothing when src and dst files are hard-linked

[Aaron Swan]

New submission from Aaron Swan:

On Linux Red Hat os.rename(src,dst) does nothing when src and dst files are hard-linked.

It seems like the expected behavior would be the removal of the src file. This would be in keeping with the documentation that states: "On Unix, if dst exists and is a file, it will be replaced silently if the user has permission. "

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messages: 221699
nosy: Aaron.Swan
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: os.rename(src,dst) does nothing when src and dst files are hard-linked
type: behavior
versions: Python 2.7

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