python path separator

Thu Sep 2 11:57:08 EDT 2010

On 2010年9月01日 23:57:21 -0700, swapnil wrote:
> I could not find any documentation for variables os.path.sep and
> os.path.altsep. Although the first is pretty straightforward can
> anyone explain the purpose of the second variable? Is it even useful?

The purpose is so that you can do e.g.:
	if c == os.path.sep or c == os.path.altsep:
	 ...
On Windows, both '\' and '/' are directory separators; you shouldn't rely
upon a particular one being used, but should check for either.