One approach to the symlink-following bug

git/util.py

@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ def patch_env(name: str, value: str) -> Generator[None, None, None]:
             os.environ[name] = old_value
 
 
-def rmtree(path: PathLike) -> None:
+def _rmtree_windows(path: PathLike) -> None:
     """Remove the given directory tree recursively.
 
     :note: We use :func:`shutil.rmtree` but adjust its behaviour to see whether files
@@ -225,6 +225,17 @@ def handler(function: Callable, path: PathLike, _excinfo: Any) -> None:
         shutil.rmtree(path, onerror=handler)
 
 
+def _rmtree_posix(path: PathLike) -> None:
+    """Remove the given directory tree recursively."""
+    return shutil.rmtree(path)
+
+
+if os.name == "nt":
+    rmtree = _rmtree_windows
+else:
+    rmtree = _rmtree_posix
+
+
 def rmfile(path: PathLike) -> None:
     """Ensure file deleted also on *Windows* where read-only files need special treatment."""
     if osp.isfile(path):