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14"""Tools for managing symlinks."""
15
16import os
17from pathlib import Path
18
19
20def set_symlink(target_path: Path, symlink_path: Path) -> None:
21    if symlink_path.exists():
22        os.remove(symlink_path)
23
24    os.symlink(target_path, symlink_path, target_path.is_dir())
25