code: def create_symlink(source, link_name):
      
      os_symlink = getattr(os, "symlink", None)
      if isinstance(os_symlink, collections.Callable):
          os_symlink(source, link_name)
      else:
          import ctypes
          csl = ctypes.windll.kernel32.CreateSymbolicLinkW
          csl.argtypes = (ctypes.c_wchar_p, ctypes.c_wchar_p, ctypes.c_uint32)
          csl.restype = ctypes.c_ubyte
          flags = 1 if os.path.isdir(source) else 0
          if csl(link_name, source, flags) == 0:
              raise ctypes.WinError()
docs: Creates symbolic link for either operating system.
  
      http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6260149/os-symlink-support-in-windows