..function::abspath(path)

Return a normalized absolutized version of the pathname *path*. On most

platforms, this is equivalent to calling the function:func:`normpath` as

follows: ``normpath(join(os.getcwd(), path))``.

platforms, this is equivalent to calling ``normpath(join(os.getcwd(), path))``.

..seealso:::func:`os.path.join` and :func:`os.path.normpath`.

..versionchanged::3.6

Accepts a:term:`path-like object`.

begins with a slash, on Windows that it begins with two (back)slashes, or a

drive letter, colon, and (back)slash together.

..seealso:::func:`abspath`

..versionchanged::3.6

Accepts a:term:`path-like object`.

concatenation of *path* and all members of *\*paths*, with exactly one

directory separator following each non-empty part, except the last. That is,

the result will only end in a separator if the last part is either empty or

ends in a separator. If a segment is an absolute path (which on Windows

requires both a drive and a root), then all previous segments are ignored and

joining continues from the absolute path segment.

ends in a separator.

If a segment is an absolute path (which on Windows requires both a drive and

a root), then all previous segments are ignored and joining continues from the

absolute path segment. On Linux, for example::

On Windows, the drive is not reset when a rooted path segment (e.g.,

``r'\foo'``) is encountered. If a segment is on a different drive or is an

absolute path, all previous segments are ignored and the drive is reset. Note

that since there is a current directory for each drive,

absolute path, all previous segments are ignored and the drive is reset. For

example::

Note that since there is a current directory for each drive,

``os.path.join("c:", "foo")`` represents a path relative to the current

directory on drive:file:`C:` (:file:`c:foo`), not:file:`c:\\foo`.

*path* is empty, both *head* and *tail* are empty. Trailing slashes are

stripped from *head* unless it is the root (one or more slashes only). In

all cases, ``join(head, tail)`` returns a path to the same location as *path*

(but the strings may differ). Also see the functions:func:`dirname` and

:func:`basename`.

(but the strings may differ). Also see the functions:func:`join`,

:func:`dirname` and:func:`basename`.

..versionchanged::3.6

Accepts a:term:`path-like object`.