pathlib.Path.resolve incorrect os.path equivalent

[JendrikWeise]

BPO	41357
Nosy	@websurfer5
PRs	bpo-41357: Add a sentence to os.path.abspath() clarifying that it pre… #21596
Files	bpo-41537-test.py: script that illustrates differences between how Path.resolve(), os.path.abspath(), and os.path.realpath() handle symlinks

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title = 'pathlib.Path.resolve incorrect os.path equivalent'
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[JendrikWeise]

According to the table at the bottom of the pathlib documentation Path.resolve() is equivalent to os.path.abspath(path). In contrast to the latter Path.resolve() does follow symlinks though, making it more similar to os.path.realpath(path).