#7386: add example that shows that trailing path separators are stripped.

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Georg Brandl 2010-08-02 19:19:26 +00:00
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@ -207,7 +207,9 @@ applications should use string objects to access all files.
.. function:: normpath(path) .. function:: normpath(path)
Normalize a pathname. This collapses redundant separators and up-level Normalize a pathname. This collapses redundant separators and up-level
references so that ``A//B``, ``A/./B`` and ``A/foo/../B`` all become ``A/B``. references so that ``A//B``, ``A/B/``, ``A/./B`` and ``A/foo/../B`` all become
``A/B``.
It does not normalize the case (use :func:`normcase` for that). On Windows, it It does not normalize the case (use :func:`normcase` for that). On Windows, it
converts forward slashes to backward slashes. It should be understood that this converts forward slashes to backward slashes. It should be understood that this
may change the meaning of the path if it contains symbolic links! may change the meaning of the path if it contains symbolic links!