diff --git a/pylint/config/exceptions.py b/pylint/config/exceptions.py
index 982e3f494d..2e0e50ef9e 100644
--- a/pylint/config/exceptions.py
+++ b/pylint/config/exceptions.py
@@ -10,16 +10,15 @@ class UnrecognizedArgumentAction(Exception):
     action is not recognized.
     """
 
-
 class _UnrecognizedOptionError(Exception):
     """Raised if an ArgumentManager instance tries to parse an option that is
     unknown.
     """
-
     def __init__(self, options: list[str], *args: object) -> None:
         self.options = options
         super().__init__(*args)
-
-
 class ArgumentPreprocessingError(Exception):
     """Raised if an error occurs during argument pre-processing."""
+    def __init__(self, message: str) -> None:
+        self.message = message
+        super().__init__(message)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pylint/extensions/redefined_variable_type.py b/pylint/extensions/redefined_variable_type.py
index ba5af31365..850c025f07 100644
--- a/pylint/extensions/redefined_variable_type.py
+++ b/pylint/extensions/redefined_variable_type.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def leave_classdef(self, _: nodes.ClassDef) -> None:
     leave_functiondef = leave_asyncfunctiondef = leave_module = leave_classdef
 
     def visit_module(self, _: nodes.Module) -> None:
-        self._assigns: list[dict[str, list[tuple[nodes.Assign, str]]]] = [{}]
+        self._assigns: "list[dict[str, list[tuple[nodes.Assign, str]]]]" = [{}]
 
     def _check_and_add_messages(self) -> None:
         assigns = self._assigns.pop()
diff --git a/tests/functional/s/symlink/_binding/__init__.py b/tests/functional/s/symlink/_binding/__init__.py
deleted file mode 120000
index dda2f5dc5f..0000000000
--- a/tests/functional/s/symlink/_binding/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../symlink_module/__init__.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/functional/s/symlink/_binding/__init__.py b/tests/functional/s/symlink/_binding/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cc8f6e4111
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/s/symlink/_binding/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+"""Example taken from issue #1470"""
+
+from symlinked_module import func
diff --git a/tests/functional/s/symlink/_binding/symlink_module.py b/tests/functional/s/symlink/_binding/symlink_module.py
deleted file mode 120000
index af65afbc35..0000000000
--- a/tests/functional/s/symlink/_binding/symlink_module.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../symlink_module/symlink_module.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/functional/s/symlink/_binding/symlink_module.py b/tests/functional/s/symlink/_binding/symlink_module.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c28a97a303
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/s/symlink/_binding/symlink_module.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+"""Example taken from issue #1470"""
+
+
+def func():
+    """Both module should be parsed without problem"""
+    return 1