[Python-ideas] PEP: Extended stat_result (First Draft)

[random832 at fastmail.us]

On Mon, May 6, 2013, at 9:04, Pieter Nagel wrote:
> Currently, all existing isxxx() functions on os.path are implemented in
> terms of os.stat(), they follow symlinks.

That's not true of islink, either. I'm actually confused that you
defined is_file and is_dir as aliases to the existing functions, but not
is_symbolic_link.