New submission from ipatrol <ipatrol6...@yahoo.com>: Just an easy patch.
os.path.abspath is defined as os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.getcwd(),path), but os.path.relpath also adds a start option. This creates an asymmetry where getting the absolute path from a relative path and a directory has no single operation whereas the inverse does. So finding the absolute path of 'foo' in the directory '/bar/buzz/bang/quok' requires several nested functions or else a quick dash in with os.chdir. Hence redefining os.path.abspath as os.path.normpath(os.path.join(start or os.getcwd(),path). ---------- components: Library (Lib) messages: 116643 nosy: ipatrol priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: abspath from directory type: feature request versions: Python 2.7, Python 3.2, Python 3.3 _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue9882> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
