Equivalent to Python's os.path.normpath
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In Python, os.path.normpath performs a simple lexical normalization of a path, removing redundant dir separators and cur-dir ('.') parts, and resolving up-dir references ('..'). In addition, on Windows, any forward slashes are converted to backslashes.
It seems that Rust's std::fs::canonicalize is functionally similar to Python's os.path.realpath (with the addition of a check to see if the target exists), and is a superset of normpath. However, I have a case where I only want to normalize the path, and not resolve symlinks.
I'm quite new to Rust, but I'd be happy to help contribute a new method to do this to the library if I can.
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Start with this issue and compare the linked Python os.path.normpath documentation with Rust's std::fs::canonicalize behavior. Determine the proposed API and its lexical path semantics, then follow the RFC process to define the design and completion criteria.
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- Tech stack
- python, rust
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
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- Over a week
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- Stale
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- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100