Issue #18314 os.unlink will now remove junction points on Windows. Patch by Kim Gräsman.

Lib/test/test_os.py

@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ try:
     import fcntl
 except ImportError:
     fcntl = None
+try:
+    import _winapi
+except ImportError:
+    _winapi = None
 
 from test.script_helper import assert_python_ok
 
@@ -1773,6 +1777,37 @@ class Win32SymlinkTests(unittest.TestCase):
             shutil.rmtree(level1)
 
 
+@unittest.skipUnless(sys.platform == "win32", "Win32 specific tests")
+class Win32JunctionTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    junction = 'junctiontest'
+    junction_target = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        assert os.path.exists(self.junction_target)
+        assert not os.path.exists(self.junction)
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        if os.path.exists(self.junction):
+            # os.rmdir delegates to Windows' RemoveDirectoryW,
+            # which removes junction points safely.
+            os.rmdir(self.junction)
+
+    def test_create_junction(self):
+        _winapi.CreateJunction(self.junction_target, self.junction)
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(self.junction))
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(self.junction))
+
+        # Junctions are not recognized as links.
+        self.assertFalse(os.path.islink(self.junction))
+
+    def test_unlink_removes_junction(self):
+        _winapi.CreateJunction(self.junction_target, self.junction)
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(self.junction))
+
+        os.unlink(self.junction)
+        self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(self.junction))
+
+
 @support.skip_unless_symlink
 class NonLocalSymlinkTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
@@ -2544,6 +2579,7 @@ def test_main():
         RemoveDirsTests,
         CPUCountTests,
         FDInheritanceTests,
+        Win32JunctionTests,
     )
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":