Add option for copying dependencies instead of creating a link

README.md

@@ -428,6 +428,18 @@ functions:
     vendor: ./hello-vendor # The option is also available at the function level
 ```
 
+### Copy dependencies instead of linking
+
+Before final packaging, a link is created in .serverless folder for python dependencies.
+If it is not possible for the OS to create a symbolic link, dependencies can be copied,
+instead of linked, with the following option:
+
+```yaml
+custom:
+  pythonRequirements:
+    useSymlinks: false
+```
+
 ## Manual invocations
 
 The `.requirements` and `requirements.zip`(if using zip support) files are left

index.js

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ class ServerlessPythonRequirements {
         pipCmdExtraArgs: [],
         noDeploy: [],
         vendor: '',
+        useSymlinks: true,
       },
       (this.serverless.service.custom &&
         this.serverless.service.custom.pythonRequirements) ||

lib/pip.js

@@ -782,7 +782,9 @@ async function installAllRequirements() {
       reqsInstalledAt != symlinkPath
     ) {
       // Windows can't symlink so we have to use junction on Windows
-      if (process.platform == 'win32') {
+      if (!this.serverless.service.custom.pythonRequirements.useSymlinks) {
+        fse.copySync(reqsInstalledAt, symlinkPath);
+      } else if (process.platform == 'win32') {
         fse.symlink(reqsInstalledAt, symlinkPath, 'junction');
       } else {
         fse.symlink(reqsInstalledAt, symlinkPath);