os.supports_follow_symlinks

os.supports_follow_symlinks

A Set object indicating which functions in the os module permit use of their follow_symlinks parameter. Different platforms provide different functionality, and an option that might work on one might be unsupported on another. For consistency’s sakes, functions that support follow_symlinks always allow specifying the parameter, but will raise an exception if the functionality is not actually available.

To check whether a particular function permits use of its follow_symlinks parameter, use the in operator on supports_follow_symlinks. As an example, this expression determines whether the follow_symlinks parameter of os.stat() is locally available:

os.stat in os.supports_follow_symlinks