[Straw-devel] Re: os.path.join() in straw_distutils.py in straw-0.23

[Jan Alonzo]

Jan Alonzo <address@hidden>
From: Jan Alonzo <address@hidden>
Date: 03 May 2004 18:56:36 +1000
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Terje Rosten <address@hidden> writes:

> A diff from straw-0.22/tools/straw_distutils.py to
> straw-0.23/tools/straw_distutils.py
> 
> includes lots of changes on the form
> 
> - var = a + '/' + b
> + var = os.path.join(a, b)
> 
> However, these two lines will return different values if b is an
> absolute path:
> 
> >>> print os.path.normpath('/etc/' + '/' + '/straw')
> /etc/straw
> >>> print os.path.normpath(os.path.join('/etc/' , '/straw'))
> /straw
> 
> So I wonder if the changes in question is really correct?
> 
> 
>  - Terje
> 

Right. My apologies. If you can send a patch, then please do. Or else file a
bug then I'll fix it before 0.24 comes out.


Cheers



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Jan Alonzo                          <address@hidden>