[issue40118] os.stat in linux shows the wrong inode

[omer sela]

New submission from omer sela <omersela18 at gmail.com>:

when calling os.stat(fd).st_ino on with a file descriptor of a symbolic link it returns the inode of the original file and not of the link (picture attached)

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components: Library (Lib)
files: python_bug.png
messages: 365324
nosy: omer sela
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: os.stat in linux shows the wrong inode
type: behavior
versions: Python 3.7
Added file: https://bugs.python.org/file49015/python_bug.png

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