title: Python os.walk + follow symlinks
body: <p>How do I get this piece to follow symlinks in python 2.6?</p>
  
  <pre><code>def load_recursive(self, path):
      for subdir, dirs, files in os.walk(path):
          for file in files:
              if file.endswith('.xml'):
                  file_path = os.path.join(subdir, file)
                  try:
                      do_stuff(file_path) 
                  except:
                      continue
  </code></pre>