def islink(path, user=None):
    """
    Return :obj:`True` if ``path`` is a symbolic link.

    Currently this function always returns :obj:`False` for non-local paths.
    """
    host, _, path_ = split(path, user)
    if host:
        return False  # libhdfs does not support fs.FileStatus.isSymlink()
    return os.path.islink(path_)