`pathlib.Path.samefile()` calls `os.stat()` without using accessor

[barneygale]

BPO	39894
Nosy	@pitrou, @barneygale
PRs	bpo-39894: Route calls from pathlib.Path.samefile() to os.stat() via the path accessor #18836

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assignee = None
closed_at = <Date 2020-04-17.17:47:42.944>
created_at = <Date 2020-03-08.03:44:49.925>
labels = ['type-feature', 'library', '3.9']
title = '`pathlib.Path.samefile()` calls `os.stat()` without using accessor'
updated_at = <Date 2020-04-17.17:47:42.944>
user = 'https://github.com/barneygale'

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actor = 'pitrou'
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closed_date = <Date 2020-04-17.17:47:42.944>
closer = 'pitrou'
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2020-03-08.03:44:49.925>
creator = 'barneygale'
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issue_num = 39894
keywords = ['patch']
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pr_nums = ['18836']
priority = 'normal'
resolution = 'fixed'
stage = 'resolved'
status = 'closed'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue39894'
versions = ['Python 3.9']

[barneygale]

Path.samefile() calls os.stat() directly. It should use the path's accessor object, as Path.stat() does.

[pitrou]

New changeset 5b1d918 by Barney Gale in branch 'master':
bpo-39894: Route calls from pathlib.Path.samefile() to os.stat() via the path accessor (GH-18836)
5b1d918