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2.1 <tt class=
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MacOS path manipulation functions
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This module is the Mac OS
9 (and earlier) implementation of the
<tt class=
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module. It can be used to manipulate old-style Macintosh pathnames on Mac OS
X (or any other platform).
title=
"Python Library Reference"
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documentation of
<tt class=
"module">os.path
</tt>.
The following functions are available in this module:
<tt class=
"function">normcase()
</tt>,
<tt class=
"function">normpath()
</tt>,
<tt class=
"function">isabs()
</tt>,
<tt class=
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<tt class=
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<tt class=
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<tt class=
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