Example: Creating a symbolic link
This example creates a symbolic link named big_dipper
that references an object named ursa_major.jpg.
Unix command
ln -s /datamount/images/constellations/ursa_major.jpg /datamount/constellations/common_names/big_dipper
Python code
import os os.symlink("/datamount/images/constellations/ursa_major.jpg", "/datamount/constellations/common_names/big_dipper"