bpo-28356: Document os.rename() behavior on Windows for differing vol…

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swtaarrs · Jan 9, 2023 · e098137 · e098137
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@@ -2467,6 +2467,8 @@ features:
    will fail with an :exc:`OSError` subclass in a number of cases:
 
    On Windows, if *dst* exists a :exc:`FileExistsError` is always raised.
+   The operation may fail if *src* and *dst* are on different filesystems. Use
+   :func:`shutil.move` to support moves to a different filesystem.
 
    On Unix, if *src* is a file and *dst* is a directory or vice-versa, an
    :exc:`IsADirectoryError` or a :exc:`NotADirectoryError` will be raised