Patch #1273829: os.walk() now has a "followlinks" parameter. If set to
True (which is not the default), it visits symlinks pointing to
directories.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index dd89d31..8af1eb1 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -179,6 +179,10 @@
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+- Patch #1273829: os.walk() now has a "followlinks" parameter. If set to
+  True (which is not the default), it visits symlinks pointing to
+  directories.
+
 - Bug #1681228: the webbrowser module now correctly uses the default
   GNOME or KDE browser, depending on whether there is a session of one
   of those present. Also, it tries the Windows default browser before