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Subject: [3.14] gh-141127: Clarify os.symlink() documentation for argument order (GH-141144... 
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[3.14] gh-141127: Clarify os.symlink() documentation for argument order (GH-141144) (#141278)

gh-141127: Clarify os.symlink() documentation for argument order (GH-141144)
(cherry picked from commit 7ae440f262c99ba9a3327237f83c9290dc963028)

Co-authored-by: Chilla Kalyan <127284726+chillakalyan@users.noreply.github.com>
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diff --git a/Doc/library/os.rst b/Doc/library/os.rst
index aa1027453282..4286e94ddb6c 100644
--- a/Doc/library/os.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/os.rst
@@ -3505,6 +3505,9 @@ features:
 
    Create a symbolic link pointing to *src* named *dst*.
 
+   The *src* parameter refers to the target of the link (the file or directory being linked to),
+   and *dst* is the name of the link being created.
+
    On Windows, a symlink represents either a file or a directory, and does not
    morph to the target dynamically.  If the target is present, the type of the
    symlink will be created to match. Otherwise, the symlink will be created