From: Benjamin Peterson <benjamin@python.org>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 00:59:35 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: clarify that islink only really works if python knows about symlinks (closes #13143)
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clarify that islink only really works if python knows about symlinks (closes #13143)

Patch from Yayoi Ukai.
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diff --git a/Doc/library/os.path.rst b/Doc/library/os.path.rst
index 6b3a3b6491..dc03f43422 100644
--- a/Doc/library/os.path.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/os.path.rst
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ the :mod:`glob` module.)
 .. function:: islink(path)
 
    Return ``True`` if *path* refers to a directory entry that is a symbolic link.
-   Always ``False`` if symbolic links are not supported.
+   Always ``False`` if symbolic links are not supported by the python runtime.
 
 
 .. function:: ismount(path)