gh-137976: Exclude symlinks from zoneinfo.available_timezones() results#137977
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gh-137976: Exclude symlinks from zoneinfo.available_timezones() results#137977MengAiDev wants to merge 3 commits intopython:mainfrom
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…ts\n\nSometimes available_timezones() was including 'localtime' in its results\nbecause it wasn't properly handling symlinks. This change ensures that\nsymlinks like 'localtime' are excluded from the available timezones list,\nproviding consistent results across different systems.\n\nAdded a test case to verify that symlinks are properly excluded.
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…ts\n\nSometimes available_timezones() was including 'localtime' in its results\nbecause it wasn't properly handling symlinks. This change ensures that\nsymlinks like 'localtime' are excluded from the available timezones list,\nproviding consistent results across different systems.\n\nAdded a test case to verify that symlinks are properly excluded.
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This would remove many valid timezones, including "GMT" and "UTC". |
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Sometimes available_timezones() was including 'localtime' in its results because it wasn't properly handling symlinks.
This change ensures that symlinks like 'localtime' are excluded from the available timezones list, providing consistent results across different systems.
Added a test case to verify that symlinks are properly excluded.