Function _follow_symlinks

Lib/platform.py:658–667

In case filepath is a symlink, follow it until a real file is reached.

(filepath)

        return default

def _follow_symlinks(filepath):

    """ In case filepath is a symlink, follow it until a
        real file is reached.
    """
    filepath = os.path.abspath(filepath)
    while os.path.islink(filepath):
        filepath = os.path.normpath(
            os.path.join(os.path.dirname(filepath), os.readlink(filepath)))
    return filepath


def _syscmd_file(target, default=''):