shutil.copytree() should use os.lutimes() to copy the metadata of symlinks

BPO 12702
Nosy @orsenthil, @ned-deily, @akheron, @berkerpeksag
Dependencies
  • bpo-12715: Add symlink support to shutil functions
  • Superseder
  • bpo-12715: Add symlink support to shutil functions
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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
    closed_at = <Date 2012-02-22.20:08:56.458>
    created_at = <Date 2011-08-06.06:42:47.747>
    labels = ['easy', 'type-bug', 'library']
    title = 'shutil.copytree() should use os.lutimes() to copy the metadata of symlinks'
    updated_at = <Date 2012-02-22.20:08:56.457>
    user = 'https://github.com/akheron'

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2012-02-22.20:08:56.457>
    actor = 'petri.lehtinen'
    assignee = 'none'
    closed = True
    closed_date = <Date 2012-02-22.20:08:56.458>
    closer = 'petri.lehtinen'
    components = ['Library (Lib)']
    creation = <Date 2011-08-06.06:42:47.747>
    creator = 'petri.lehtinen'
    dependencies = ['12715']
    files = []
    hgrepos = []
    issue_num = 12702
    keywords = ['easy']
    message_count = 5.0
    messages = ['141712', '141729', '141814', '153731', '153985']
    nosy_count = 5.0
    nosy_names = ['orsenthil', 'ned.deily', 'rosslagerwall', 'petri.lehtinen', 'berker.peksag']
    pr_nums = []
    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = 'duplicate'
    stage = None
    status = 'closed'
    superseder = '12715'
    type = 'behavior'
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue12702'
    versions = ['Python 3.3']