What replaces the now-deprecated Carbon.File.FSResolveAliasFile in Python on OSX?

Question

In Python 2, I can use the following code to resolve either a MacOS alias or a symbolic link:

from Carbon import File
File.FSResolveAliasFile(alias_fp, True)         


        

Answer 1

The PyObjC bridge lets you access NSURL's bookmark handling, which is the modern (backwards compatible) replacement for aliases:

import os.path
from Foundation import *

def target_of_alias(path):
    url = NSURL.fileURLWithPath_(path)
    bookmarkData, error = NSURL.bookmarkDataWithContentsOfURL_error_(url, None)
    if bookmarkData is None:
        return None
    opts = NSURLBookmarkResolutionWithoutUI | NSURLBookmarkResolutionWithoutMounting
    resolved, stale, error = NSURL.URLByResolvingBookmarkData_options_relativeToURL_bookmarkDataIsStale_error_(bookmarkData, opts, None, None, None)
    return resolved.path()

def resolve_links_and_aliases(path):
    while True:
        alias_target = target_of_alias(path)
        if alias_target:
            path = alias_target
            continue
        if os.path.islink(path):
            path = os.path.realpath(path)
            continue
        return path