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Asked: May 12, 20262026-05-12T06:43:45+00:00 2026-05-12T06:43:45+00:00

How can I check whether two file paths point to the same file in

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How can I check whether two file paths point to the same file in Python?

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    2026-05-12T06:43:45+00:00Added an answer on May 12, 2026 at 6:43 am
    $ touch foo
    $ ln -s foo bar
    $ python
    Python 2.5.1 (r251:54863, Feb  6 2009, 19:02:12) 
    [GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5465)] on darwin
    Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
    >>> import os
    >>> help(os.path.samefile)
    Help on function samefile in module posixpath:
    
    samefile(f1, f2)
        Test whether two pathnames reference the same actual file
    
    >>> os.path.samefile("foo", "bar")
    True
    
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