If by "shortcut" you mean symlink, it's just
import os
os.symlink(source,dest)
Frage
As a better definition, how to write the following function in Python ?
def create_shortcut(source, dest):
create a shortcut of file 'source' and put it in 'dest'
Lösung
If by "shortcut" you mean symlink, it's just
import os
os.symlink(source,dest)