Mounted FS does not support copy into with shutil, python

[newnativeabq]

Copying files into container using shutil will fail. symlinks seen as directory. May be able to read with Spark (maybe with open() in some cases), but the mount is unsuitable for bi-directional IO.

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• Content: Introduction to file APIs in Azure Synapse Analytics - Azure Synapse Analytics
• Content Source: articles/synapse-analytics/spark/synapse-file-mount-api.md
• Service: synapse-analytics
• Sub-service: spark
• GitHub Login: @ruixinxu
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[RamanathanChinnappan-MSFT]

@newnativeabq

Thanks for your feedback! We will investigate and update as appropriate.

[Naveenommi-MSFT]

@newnativeabq Thank you for bringing this to our attention. I've delegated this to content author @ruixinxu, who will review it and offer their insightful opinions.

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