def _symlink()

in iopath/common/file_io.py [0:0]

• 17 lines of code
• 4 McCabe index (conditional complexity)

    def _symlink(self, src_path: str, dst_path: str, **kwargs: Any) -> bool:
        """
        Creates a symlink to the src_path at the dst_path

        Args:
            src_path (str): A URI supported by this PathHandler
            dst_path (str): A URI supported by this PathHandler

        Returns:
            status (bool): True on success
        """
        self._check_kwargs(kwargs)
        src_path = self._get_path_with_cwd(src_path)
        dst_path = self._get_path_with_cwd(dst_path)
        logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
        if not os.path.exists(src_path):
            logger.error("Source path {} does not exist".format(src_path))
            return False
        if os.path.exists(dst_path):
            logger.error("Destination path {} already exists.".format(dst_path))
            return False
        try:
            os.symlink(src_path, dst_path)
            return True
        except Exception as e:
            logger.error("Error in symlink - {}".format(str(e)))
            return False