[issue27228] just for clearing: os.path.normpath("file://a") returns "file:/a"

Georg Brandl added the comment: `os.path` does not handle URIs of any type, so this behavior is correct as Steven says. -- nosy: +georg.brandl resolution: -> not a bug status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker

[issue27228] just for clearing: os.path.normpath("file://a") returns "file:/a"

Steven D'Aprano added the comment: "file://a" is a valid relative file path, for a directory called "file:" and a file called "a", so normpath should return "file:/a". -- nosy: +steven.daprano ___ Python tracker

[issue27228] just for clearing: os.path.normpath("file://a") returns "file:/a"

New submission from Arno-Can Uestuensoez: I am currently finishing a file system library and use 'os.path.normpath' for canonical input into match-operations. So already found Issue26329 - IEEE-1003.1-Chap 4.2 and written a comment. But I guess this issue should be handled seperately. Now