maphew/create_hardlink.py

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Create file hardlinks in python in a platform independent way. [untested] Courtesy of Dieter Deyke, http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/python/python/517542#517542

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create_hardlink.py

	import os

	def createHardLink(src, dst):
	import ctypes
	if not ctypes.windll.kernel32.createHardLinkA(dst, src, 0): raise OSError

	os.link = createHardLink

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