annotate python/path.py @ 664:ffb75d832afe

make sneaky urls
author Jeff Hammel <k0scist@gmail.com>
date Mon, 07 Apr 2014 19:24:57 -0700
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1 #!/usr/bin/env python
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3 """
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4 (filesystem) path utilities
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6 from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12041525/a-system-independent-way-using-python-to-get-the-root-directory-drive-on-which-p
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7 """
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9 import os
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11 def is_root(path):
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12 """is `path` the filesystem root"""
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13 return not os.path.split(path)[1]
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15 def root(path):
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16 """return filesystem root of path"""
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17 path = os.path.abspath(path)
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18 while not is_root(path):
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19 path, tail = os.path.split(path)
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20 return path
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22 if __name__ == '__main__':
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23 import sys
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24 for path in sys.argv[1:]:
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25 print root(path)