[pywin32-bugs] [ pywin32-Bugs-2489735 ] AttributeError: win32file.CreateSymbolicLink on Vista

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Bugs item #2489735, was opened at 2009-01-06 09:56
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Category: win32
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Jens Diemer (pylucid)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: AttributeError: win32file.CreateSymbolicLink on Vista

Initial Comment:
example:
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import sys
import platform
import win32file

print "sys version:", sys.version
print "platform...:", platform.platform()

print "\n***\n"

win32file.CreateHardLink # ok
win32file.CreateSymbolicLink # AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'CreateSymbolicLink'
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Output:


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sys version: 2.5.2 (r252:60911, Mar 27 2008, 17:57:18) [MSC v.1310 32 bit (Intel)]
platform...: Windows-Vista-6.0.6001-SP1

***

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "test.py", line 14, in <module>
    win32file.CreateSymbolicLink # AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'CreateSymbolicLink'
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'CreateSymbolicLink'
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