python path separator

[swapnil]

I could not find any documentation for variables os.path.sep and
os.path.altsep. Although the first is pretty straightforward can
anyone explain the purpose of the second variable? Is it even useful?
According to issue http://bugs.python.org/issue709428, os.path.altsep
was 'None' till a long time and it didn't bother anyone?

 

[Vlastimil Brom]

I could not find any documentation for variables os.path.sep and
os.path.altsep. Although the first is pretty straightforward can
anyone explain the purpose of the second variable? Is it even useful?
According to issue http://bugs.python.org/issue709428, os.path.altsep
was 'None' till a long time and it didn't bother anyone?

see
http://docs.python.org/library/os.html#os.sep
http://docs.python.org/library/os.html#os.altsep

On windows it returns a slash'/'
which is often easier to use (i.e. if I understand correctly, in most
usual cases the forward slash should probably just work on most of the
recent OSes).

vbr

 

[swapnil]

seehttp://docs.python.org/library/os.html#os.sephttp://docs.python.org/library/os.html#os.altsep

On windows it returns a slash>>> os.altsep

'/'
which is often easier to use (i.e. if I understand correctly, in most
usual cases the forward slash should probably just work on most of the
recent OSes).

   vbr

Thanks for help

 

[Nobody]

I could not find any documentation for variables os.path.sep and
os.path.altsep. Although the first is pretty straightforward can
anyone explain the purpose of the second variable? Is it even useful?

The purpose is so that you can do e.g.:

if c == os.path.sep or c == os.path.altsep:
...

On Windows, both '\' and '/' are directory separators; you shouldn't rely
upon a particular one being used, but should check for either.