bug #851123: shutil.copyfile will raise an exception when trying to copy a file

Johannes Gijsbers · Johannes Gijsbers · commit 9d134b738693 · 2004-08-14T14:03:03.000Z
onto a link to itself. Thanks Gregory Ball.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ Extension modules
 Library
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+- bug #851123: shutil.copyfile will raise an exception when trying to copy a
+  file onto a link to itself. Thanks Gregory Ball.
+
 - bug #570300: Fix inspect to resolve file locations using os.path.realpath()
   so as to properly list all functions in a module when the module itself is
   reached through a symlink.  Thanks Johannes Gijsbers.
