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Python Python for File Systems Project Starter Solid Paths

Posted by Tinotenda Tariro Mhishi
Tinotenda Tariro Mhishi
9,877 Points

Stuck

Cant figure this out

builder.py 
import pathlib


def get_root():
    root = pathlib.PurePath(
        input("What's the full path where you'd like the project? ")
    )
    if not root.is_absolute():
        root = root.absolute()
    return root

1 Answer

Nikolay Nogin
Nikolay Nogin
22,154 Points
Nikolay Nogin
Nikolay Nogin
22,154 Points

I've passed with this:

import pathlib
import os

def get_root():
    root = pathlib.PurePath(
        input("What's the full path where you'd like the project? ")
    )
    if not root.is_absolute():
        return os.path.abspath(root.name)
    return root