bpo-32878: Adds documentation for st_ino on Windows (GH-5764)
diff --git a/Doc/library/os.rst b/Doc/library/os.rst
index 4b4e931..d5bc612 100644
--- a/Doc/library/os.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/os.rst
@@ -2378,7 +2378,13 @@
.. attribute:: st_ino
- Inode number.
+ Platform dependent, but if non-zero, uniquely identifies the
+ file for a given value of ``st_dev``. Typically:
+
+ * the inode number on Unix,
+ * the `file index
+ <https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa363788>`_ on
+ Windows
.. attribute:: st_dev
@@ -2537,6 +2543,10 @@
.. versionadded:: 3.5
Added the :attr:`st_file_attributes` member on Windows.
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.5
+ Windows now returns the file index as :attr:`st_ino` when
+ available.
+
.. versionadded:: 3.7
Added the :attr:`st_fstype` member to Solaris/derivatives.