bpo-43757: Document os.path.realpath(strict=True) in 3.10 whatsnew. (G…

…H-26090) (#26099) (cherry picked from commit d1560d2) Co-authored-by: Barney Gale <barney.gale@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Barney Gale <barney.gale@gmail.com>
python · May 14, 2021 · ea14a07 · ea14a07
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@@ -1089,6 +1089,14 @@ Add :data:`~os.O_EVTONLY`, :data:`~os.O_FSYNC`, :data:`~os.O_SYMLINK`
 and :data:`~os.O_NOFOLLOW_ANY` for macOS.
 (Contributed by Dong-hee Na in :issue:`43106`.)
 
+os.path
+-------
+
+:func:`os.path.realpath` now accepts a *strict* keyword-only argument. When set
+to ``True``, :exc:`OSError` is raised if a path doesn't exist or a symlink loop
+is encountered.
+(Contributed by Barney Gale in :issue:`43757`.)
+
 pathlib
 -------