def readlink(path): """Return a string representing the path to which the symbolic link points. The result may be either an absolute or relative pathname; if it is relative, it may be converted to an absolute pathname using os.path.join(os.path.dirname(path), result). Availability: Windows, Unix. """ if isWindows(): import platform_utils_win32 return platform_utils_win32.readlink(_makelongpath(path)) else: return os.readlink(path)