How to get the PATH environment-variable separator in Python?

Question

When multiple directories need to be concatenated, as in an executable search path, there is an os-dependent separator character. For Windows it\'s \';\', for

Answer 1

OK, so there are:

• os.pathsep that is ; and which is a separator in the PATH environment variable;
• os.path.sep that is / in Unix/Linux and \ in Windows, which is a separator between path components.

The similarity is a source of confusion.