code: def make_simlinks(dest_dir, paths_list):
      
      for path in paths_list:
          dest = os.path.join(dest_dir, os.path.split(path)[-1])
          if os.path.exists(dest):
              if os.path.islink(dest):
                  os.remove(dest)
              else:
                  sys.stderr.write('A file or dir named {} already exists, skipping...\n'.format(dest))
                  continue
          os.symlink(path, dest)
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