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# Python2.x Python os.readlink() Method [ Python OS File/Directory Methods](#) * * * ### Overview The os.readlink() method is used to return the file pointed to by a symbolic link. It may return an absolute or relative path. Valid on Unix ### Syntax The syntax for the **readlink()** method is as follows: os.readlink(path) ### Parameters * **path** -- The path of the symbolic link to look up ### Return Value Returns the file pointed to by the symbolic link ### Example The following example demonstrates the use of the readlink() method: #!/usr/bin/python# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-import os src = '/usr/bin/python' dst = '/tmp/python'# Create symbolic link os.symlink(src, dst)# Use symbolic link to display source link path = os.readlink( dst )print path The output of executing the above program is: /usr/bin/python [ Python OS File/Directory Methods](#)