uniform_pathname¶

pyhelpers.dirs.uniform_pathname(pathname)[source]¶

Convert a pathname to a standard Linux file path format.

This function serves as an alternative to path2linux().

Parameters:: pathname (str | pathlib.Path) – Absolute or relative pathname.
Returns:: Standard Linux pathname.
Return type:: str

Examples:

>>> from pyhelpers.dirs import uniform_pathname
>>> import pathlib
>>> uniform_pathname("tests\data\dat.csv")
'tests/data/dat.csv'
>>> uniform_pathname("tests//data/dat.csv")
'tests/data/dat.csv'
>>> uniform_pathname(pathlib.Path("tests\data/dat.csv"))
'tests/data/dat.csv'