Method test_copy_dangling_symlink

Lib/test/test_pathlib/test_pathlib.py:1477–1491

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    @needs_symlinks
    def test_copy_dangling_symlink(self):
        base = self.cls(self.base)
        source = base / 'source'
        target = base / 'target'

        source.mkdir()
        source.joinpath('link').symlink_to('nonexistent')

        self.assertRaises(FileNotFoundError, source.copy, target)

        target2 = base / 'target2'
        result = source.copy(target2, follow_symlinks=False)
        self.assertEqual(result, target2)
        self.assertTrue(target2.joinpath('link').is_symlink())
        self.assertEqual(target2.joinpath('link').readlink(), self.cls('nonexistent'))

    @needs_symlinks
    def test_copy_link_preserve_metadata(self):