os.path.normpath bug?

[billiejoex]

Hi there,
I've noticed that os.path.normpath does not collapse redundant
separators if they're located at the beginning of the string:
\\a\b\c

Is it intentional or is it a bug?

 

[Michael Hoffman]

Hi there,
I've noticed that os.path.normpath does not collapse redundant
separators if they're located at the beginning of the string:

\\a\b\c

Is it intentional or is it a bug?

Intentional.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Path_(computing)#Universal_Naming_Convention

 

[billiejoex]

Intentional.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Path_(computing)#Universal_Naming_Conven...

Got it.
Thank you.