mixed slashes with os.path.join on windows

Question

I tend to use only forward slashes for paths (\'/\') and python is happy with it also on windows. In the description of os.path.join it says that is the correct way if you w

Answer 1

EDIT based on comment: path = os.path.normpath(path)

My previous answer lacks the capability of handling escape characters and thus should not be used:

• First, convert the path to an array of folders and file name.

• Second, glue them back together using the correct symbol.

  import os   
  path = 'c:\www\app\my/folder/file.php'
  # split the path to parts by either slash symbol:
  path = re.compile(r"[\/]").split(path)
  # join the path using the correct slash symbol:
  path = os.path.join(*path)