path2linux

pyhelpers.dirs.path2linux(path)[source]

Convert path to an uniformat (Linux) file path, which is executable in Windows, Linux and macOS.

Format the file path to be used for cross-platform compatibility;
Convert OS path to standard Linux path.

Parameters:: path (str | os.PathLike | bytes) – absolute or relative pathname
Returns:: standard linux pathname
Return type:: str

Examples:

>>> from pyhelpers.dirs import path2linux
>>> import pathlib

>>> path2linux("tests\data\dat.csv")
'tests/data/dat.csv'

>>> path2linux(pathlib.Path("tests\data\dat.csv"))
'tests/data/dat.csv'