Python ntpath.normpath() Examples

def mkdir(self, shareName, pathName, password = None):
        # ToDo: Handle situations where share is password protected
        pathName = string.replace(pathName,'/', '\\')
        pathName = ntpath.normpath(pathName)
        if len(pathName) > 0 and pathName[0] == '\\':
            pathName = pathName[1:]

        treeId = self.connectTree(shareName)

        fileId = None
        try:
            fileId = self.create(treeId, pathName,GENERIC_ALL ,FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE |FILE_SHARE_DELETE, FILE_DIRECTORY_FILE | FILE_SYNCHRONOUS_IO_NONALERT, FILE_CREATE, 0)          
        finally:
            if fileId is not None:
                self.close(treeId, fileId)            
            self.disconnectTree(treeId) 

        return True 

def rmdir(self, shareName, pathName, password = None):
        # ToDo: Handle situations where share is password protected
        pathName = string.replace(pathName,'/', '\\')
        pathName = ntpath.normpath(pathName)
        if len(pathName) > 0 and pathName[0] == '\\':
            pathName = pathName[1:]

        treeId = self.connectTree(shareName)

        fileId = None
        try:
            fileId = self.create(treeId, pathName, desiredAccess=DELETE | FILE_READ_ATTRIBUTES | SYNCHRONIZE,
                                 shareMode=FILE_SHARE_DELETE | FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE,
                                 creationOptions=FILE_DIRECTORY_FILE | FILE_OPEN_REPARSE_POINT,
                                 creationDisposition=FILE_OPEN, fileAttributes=0)
            from impacket import smb
            delete_req = smb.SMBSetFileDispositionInfo()
            delete_req['DeletePending'] = True
            self.setInfo(treeId, fileId, inputBlob=delete_req, fileInfoClass=SMB2_FILE_DISPOSITION_INFO)
        finally:
            if fileId is not None:
                self.close(treeId, fileId)
            self.disconnectTree(treeId) 

        return True 

def upload_file(self, host, src, dst):
        dst = dst.replace('/','\\')
        dst = ntpath.normpath(dst)
        dst = dst.split('\\')
        share = dst[0]
        dst = '\\'.join(dst[1:])
        if os.path.exists(src):
            print('[+] Starting upload: %s (%s bytes)' % (src, os.path.getsize(src)))
            upFile = open(src, 'rb')
            try:
                self.smbconn[host].putFile(share, dst, upFile.read)
                print('[+] Upload complete')
            except Exception as e:
                print('[!]', e)
                print('[!] Error uploading file, you need to include destination file name in the path')
            upFile.close()
        else:
            print('[!] Invalid source. File does not exist')
            sys.exit() 

def test_copyfile_symlink_dont_follow(smb_share):
    src_filename = "%s\\source.txt" % smb_share
    src_link = "%s\\source-link.txt" % smb_share
    dst_filename = "%s\\target.txt" % smb_share

    with open_file(src_filename, mode='w') as fd:
        fd.write(u"content")

    symlink(src_filename, src_link)
    actual = copyfile(src_link, dst_filename, follow_symlinks=False)
    assert actual == dst_filename

    with open_file(dst_filename, mode='r') as fd:
        assert fd.read() == u"content"

    assert islink(dst_filename)
    assert readlink(dst_filename) == ntpath.normpath(src_filename) 

def _rename_information(src, dst, replace_if_exists=False, **kwargs):
    verb = 'replace' if replace_if_exists else 'rename'
    norm_src = ntpath.normpath(src)
    norm_dst = ntpath.normpath(dst)

    if not norm_dst.startswith('\\\\'):
        raise ValueError("dst must be an absolute path to where the file or directory should be %sd." % verb)

    src_root = ntpath.splitdrive(norm_src)[0]
    dst_root, dst_name = ntpath.splitdrive(norm_dst)
    if src_root.lower() != dst_root.lower():
        raise ValueError("Cannot %s a file to a different root than the src." % verb)

    raw = SMBRawIO(src, mode='r', share_access='rwd', desired_access=FilePipePrinterAccessMask.DELETE,
                   create_options=CreateOptions.FILE_OPEN_REPARSE_POINT, **kwargs)
    with SMBFileTransaction(raw) as transaction:
        file_rename = FileRenameInformation()
        file_rename['replace_if_exists'] = replace_if_exists
        file_rename['file_name'] = to_text(dst_name[1:])  # dst_name has \ prefix from splitdrive, we remove that.
        set_info(transaction, file_rename) 

def removedirs(name, **kwargs):
    """
    Remove directories recursively. Works like rmdir() except that, if the leaf directory is successfully removed,
    removedirs() tries to successively remove every parent directory mentioned in path until an error is raised (which
    is ignored, because it generally means that a parent directory is not empty).

    :param name: The directory to start removing recursively from.
    :param kwargs: Common SMB Session arguments for smbclient.
    """
    remove_dir = ntpath.normpath(name)
    while True:
        try:
            rmdir(remove_dir, **kwargs)
        except (SMBResponseException, OSError):
            return
        else:
            remove_dir = ntpath.dirname(remove_dir) 

def readlink(path, **kwargs):
    """
    Return a string representing the path to which the symbolic link points. If the link is relative it will be
    converted to an absolute pathname relative to the link itself. The link target may point to a local path and not
    another UNC path.

    :param path: The path to the symbolic link to read.
    :param kwargs: Common SMB Session arguments for smbclient.
    :return: The link target path.
    """
    norm_path = ntpath.normpath(path)
    reparse_buffer = _get_reparse_point(norm_path, **kwargs)
    reparse_tag = reparse_buffer['reparse_tag']
    if reparse_tag.get_value() != ReparseTags.IO_REPARSE_TAG_SYMLINK:
        raise ValueError(to_native("Cannot read link of reparse point with tag %s at '%s'" % (str(reparse_tag),
                                                                                              norm_path)))

    symlink_buffer = SymbolicLinkReparseDataBuffer()
    symlink_buffer.unpack(reparse_buffer['data_buffer'].get_value())
    return symlink_buffer.resolve_link(norm_path) 

def printSources(self, hierarchy, commonprefix):
        sorteditems = sorted(hierarchy.items(), key=lambda a: a[0].lower())

        # First folders, then files
        for key, value in sorteditems:
            if SCons.Util.is_Dict(value):
                self.file.write('\t\t\t<Filter\n'
                                '\t\t\t\tName="%s"\n'
                                '\t\t\t\tFilter="">\n' % (key))
                self.printSources(value, commonprefix)
                self.file.write('\t\t\t</Filter>\n')

        for key, value in sorteditems:
            if SCons.Util.is_String(value):
                file = value
                if commonprefix:
                    file = os.path.join(commonprefix, value)
                file = os.path.normpath(file)
                self.file.write('\t\t\t<File\n'
                                '\t\t\t\tRelativePath="%s">\n'
                                '\t\t\t</File>\n' % (file)) 

def copymode(src, dst, follow_symlinks=True, **kwargs):
    """
    Copy the permission bits from src to dst. The file contents, owner, and group are unaffected. Due to the
    limitations of Windows, this function only sets/unsets the dst's FILE_ATTRIBUTE_READ_ONLY flag based on what src's
    attribute is set to.

    If follow_symlinks is 'False', and both src and dst are symbolic links, copymode() will attempt to modify the mode
    of dst itself (rather than the file it points to).

    This function supports src and dst being either a local or UNC path. A relative path will be resolved based on the
    current working directory.

    :param src: The src file or directory to copy the read only flag from.
    :param dst: The dst file or directory to copy the read only flag to.
    :param follow_symlinks: Whether to copy the read only flag on the symlink or the target of the symlink.
    :param kwargs: Common arguments used to build the SMB Session for any UNC paths.
    """
    src_mode = stat.S_IMODE(_get_file_stat(src, follow_symlinks, **kwargs).st_mode)

    norm_dst = ntpath.normpath(dst)
    if norm_dst.startswith('\\\\'):
        read_only = not (src_mode & stat.S_IWRITE == stat.S_IWRITE and src_mode & stat.S_IREAD == stat.S_IREAD)
        _set_file_basic_info(dst, follow_symlinks, read_only=read_only, **kwargs)
    else:
        _local_chmod(dst, src_mode, follow_symlinks) 

def mkdir(self, shareName, pathName, password = None):
        # ToDo: Handle situations where share is password protected
        pathName = string.replace(pathName,'/', '\\')
        pathName = ntpath.normpath(pathName)
        if len(pathName) > 0 and pathName[0] == '\\':
            pathName = pathName[1:]

        treeId = self.connectTree(shareName)

        fileId = None
        try:
            fileId = self.create(treeId, pathName,GENERIC_ALL ,FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE |FILE_SHARE_DELETE, FILE_DIRECTORY_FILE | FILE_SYNCHRONOUS_IO_NONALERT, FILE_CREATE, 0)          
        finally:
            if fileId is not None:
                self.close(treeId, fileId)            
            self.disconnectTree(treeId) 

        return True 

def remove(self, shareName, pathName, password = None):
        # ToDo: Handle situations where share is password protected
        pathName = string.replace(pathName,'/', '\\')
        pathName = ntpath.normpath(pathName)
        if len(pathName) > 0 and pathName[0] == '\\':
            pathName = pathName[1:]

        treeId = self.connectTree(shareName)

        fileId = None
        try:
            fileId = self.create(treeId, pathName,DELETE | FILE_READ_ATTRIBUTES, FILE_SHARE_DELETE, FILE_NON_DIRECTORY_FILE | FILE_DELETE_ON_CLOSE, FILE_OPEN, 0)
        finally:
            if fileId is not None:
                self.close(treeId, fileId)
            self.disconnectTree(treeId) 

        return True 

def storeFile(self, shareName, path, callback, mode = FILE_OVERWRITE_IF, offset = 0, password = None, shareAccessMode = FILE_SHARE_WRITE):
        # ToDo: Handle situations where share is password protected
        path = string.replace(path,'/', '\\')
        path = ntpath.normpath(path)
        if len(path) > 0 and path[0] == '\\':
            path = path[1:]

        treeId = self.connectTree(shareName)
        fileId = None
        try:
            fileId = self.create(treeId, path, FILE_WRITE_DATA, shareAccessMode, FILE_NON_DIRECTORY_FILE, mode, 0)
            finished = False
            writeOffset = offset
            while not finished:
                data = callback(self._Connection['MaxWriteSize'])
                if len(data) == 0:
                    break
                written = self.write(treeId, fileId, data, writeOffset, len(data))
                writeOffset += written
        finally:
            if fileId is not None:
                self.close(treeId, fileId)
            self.disconnectTree(treeId) 

def printSources(self, hierarchy, kind, commonprefix, filter_name):
        keywords = {'Source Files': 'ClCompile',
                    'Header Files': 'ClInclude',
                    'Local Headers': 'ClInclude',
                    'Resource Files': 'None',
                    'Other Files': 'None'}

        sorteditems = sorted(hierarchy.items(), key = lambda a: a[0].lower())

        # First folders, then files
        for key, value in sorteditems:
            if SCons.Util.is_Dict(value):
                self.printSources(value, kind, commonprefix, filter_name + '\\' + key)

        for key, value in sorteditems:
            if SCons.Util.is_String(value):
                file = value
                if commonprefix:
                    file = os.path.join(commonprefix, value)
                file = os.path.normpath(file)

                self.file.write('\t\t<%s Include="%s" />\n' % (keywords[kind], file))
                self.filters_file.write('\t\t<%s Include="%s">\n'
                                        '\t\t\t<Filter>%s</Filter>\n'
                                        '\t\t</%s>\n' % (keywords[kind], file, filter_name, keywords[kind])) 

def printSources(self, hierarchy, commonprefix):
        sorteditems = sorted(hierarchy.items(), key=lambda a: a[0].lower())

        # First folders, then files
        for key, value in sorteditems:
            if SCons.Util.is_Dict(value):
                self.file.write('\t\t\t<Filter\n'
                                '\t\t\t\tName="%s"\n'
                                '\t\t\t\tFilter="">\n' % (key))
                self.printSources(value, commonprefix)
                self.file.write('\t\t\t</Filter>\n')

        for key, value in sorteditems:
            if SCons.Util.is_String(value):
                file = value
                if commonprefix:
                    file = os.path.join(commonprefix, value)
                file = os.path.normpath(file)
                self.file.write('\t\t\t<File\n'
                                '\t\t\t\tRelativePath="%s">\n'
                                '\t\t\t</File>\n' % (file)) 

def printSources(self, hierarchy, commonprefix):
        sorteditems = sorted(hierarchy.items(), key=lambda a: a[0].lower())

        # First folders, then files
        for key, value in sorteditems:
            if SCons.Util.is_Dict(value):
                self.file.write('\t\t\t<Filter\n'
                                '\t\t\t\tName="%s"\n'
                                '\t\t\t\tFilter="">\n' % (key))
                self.printSources(value, commonprefix)
                self.file.write('\t\t\t</Filter>\n')

        for key, value in sorteditems:
            if SCons.Util.is_String(value):
                file = value
                if commonprefix:
                    file = os.path.join(commonprefix, value)
                file = os.path.normpath(file)
                self.file.write('\t\t\t<File\n'
                                '\t\t\t\tRelativePath="%s">\n'
                                '\t\t\t</File>\n' % (file)) 

def rmdir(self, shareName, pathName, password = None):
        # ToDo: Handle situations where share is password protected
        pathName = string.replace(pathName,'/', '\\')
        pathName = ntpath.normpath(pathName)
        if len(pathName) > 0 and pathName[0] == '\\':
            pathName = pathName[1:]

        treeId = self.connectTree(shareName)

        fileId = None
        try:
            fileId = self.create(treeId, pathName, desiredAccess=DELETE | FILE_READ_ATTRIBUTES | SYNCHRONIZE,
                                 shareMode=FILE_SHARE_DELETE | FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE,
                                 creationOptions=FILE_DIRECTORY_FILE | FILE_OPEN_REPARSE_POINT,
                                 creationDisposition=FILE_OPEN, fileAttributes=0)
            from impacket import smb
            delete_req = smb.SMBSetFileDispositionInfo()
            delete_req['DeletePending'] = True
            self.setInfo(treeId, fileId, inputBlob=delete_req, fileInfoClass=SMB2_FILE_DISPOSITION_INFO)
        finally:
            if fileId is not None:
                self.close(treeId, fileId)
            self.disconnectTree(treeId) 

        return True 

def __init__(self, dswfile, source, env):
        self.dswfile = os.path.normpath(str(dswfile))
        self.env = env

        if 'projects' not in env:
            raise SCons.Errors.UserError("You must specify a 'projects' argument to create an MSVSSolution.")
        projects = env['projects']
        if not SCons.Util.is_List(projects):
            raise SCons.Errors.InternalError("The 'projects' argument must be a list of nodes.")
        projects = SCons.Util.flatten(projects)
        if len(projects) < 1:
            raise SCons.Errors.UserError("You must specify at least one project to create an MSVSSolution.")
        self.dspfiles = map(str, projects)

        if 'name' in self.env:
            self.name = self.env['name']
        else:
            self.name = os.path.basename(SCons.Util.splitext(self.dswfile)[0])
        self.name = self.env.subst(self.name) 

def remove(self, shareName, pathName, password = None):
        # ToDo: Handle situations where share is password protected
        pathName = string.replace(pathName,'/', '\\')
        pathName = ntpath.normpath(pathName)
        if len(pathName) > 0 and pathName[0] == '\\':
            pathName = pathName[1:]

        treeId = self.connectTree(shareName)

        fileId = None
        try:
            fileId = self.create(treeId, pathName,DELETE | FILE_READ_ATTRIBUTES, FILE_SHARE_DELETE, FILE_NON_DIRECTORY_FILE | FILE_DELETE_ON_CLOSE, FILE_OPEN, 0)
        finally:
            if fileId is not None:
                self.close(treeId, fileId)
            self.disconnectTree(treeId) 

        return True 

def printSources(self, hierarchy, commonprefix):
        sorteditems = hierarchy.items()
        # TODO(1.5):
        #sorteditems.sort(lambda a, b: cmp(a[0].lower(), b[0].lower()))
        sorteditems.sort(lambda a, b: cmp(string.lower(a[0]), string.lower(b[0])))

        # First folders, then files
        for key, value in sorteditems:
            if SCons.Util.is_Dict(value):
                self.file.write('\t\t\t<Filter\n'
                                '\t\t\t\tName="%s"\n'
                                '\t\t\t\tFilter="">\n' % (key))
                self.printSources(value, commonprefix)
                self.file.write('\t\t\t</Filter>\n')

        for key, value in sorteditems:
            if SCons.Util.is_String(value):
                file = value
                if commonprefix:
                    file = os.path.join(commonprefix, value)
                file = os.path.normpath(file)
                self.file.write('\t\t\t<File\n'
                                '\t\t\t\tRelativePath="%s">\n'
                                '\t\t\t</File>\n' % (file)) 

def storeFile(self, shareName, path, callback, mode = FILE_OVERWRITE_IF, offset = 0, password = None, shareAccessMode = FILE_SHARE_WRITE):
        # ToDo: Handle situations where share is password protected
        path = string.replace(path,'/', '\\')
        path = ntpath.normpath(path)
        if len(path) > 0 and path[0] == '\\':
            path = path[1:]

        treeId = self.connectTree(shareName)
        fileId = None
        try:
            fileId = self.create(treeId, path, FILE_WRITE_DATA, shareAccessMode, FILE_NON_DIRECTORY_FILE, mode, 0)
            finished = False
            writeOffset = offset
            while not finished:
                data = callback(self._Connection['MaxWriteSize'])
                if len(data) == 0:
                    break
                written = self.write(treeId, fileId, data, writeOffset, len(data))
                writeOffset += written
        finally:
            if fileId is not None:
                self.close(treeId, fileId)
            self.disconnectTree(treeId) 

def _generateGUID(slnfile, name):
    """This generates a dummy GUID for the sln file to use.  It is
    based on the MD5 signatures of the sln filename plus the name of
    the project.  It basically just needs to be unique, and not
    change with each invocation."""
    m = hashlib.md5()
    # Normalize the slnfile path to a Windows path (\ separators) so
    # the generated file has a consistent GUID even if we generate
    # it on a non-Windows platform.
    m.update(ntpath.normpath(str(slnfile)) + str(name))
    # TODO(1.5)
    #solution = m.hexdigest().upper()
    solution = string.upper(_hexdigest(m.digest()))
    # convert most of the signature to GUID form (discard the rest)
    solution = "{" + solution[:8] + "-" + solution[8:12] + "-" + solution[12:16] + "-" + solution[16:20] + "-" + solution[20:32] + "}"
    return solution 

def _parse_unix(cls, volume_config):
        parts = volume_config.split(':')

        if len(parts) > 3:
            raise ConfigurationError(
                "Volume %s has incorrect format, should be "
                "external:internal[:mode]" % volume_config)

        if len(parts) == 1:
            external = None
            internal = os.path.normpath(parts[0])
        else:
            external = os.path.normpath(parts[0])
            internal = os.path.normpath(parts[1])

        mode = 'rw'
        if len(parts) == 3:
            mode = parts[2]

        return cls(external, internal, mode) 

def do_get(self, src_path):

        try:
            import ntpath
            newPath = ntpath.normpath(ntpath.join(self.__pwd, src_path))
            drive, tail = ntpath.splitdrive(newPath) 
            filename = ntpath.basename(tail)
            fh = open(filename,'wb')
            self.__transferClient.getFile(drive[:-1]+'$', tail, fh.write)
            fh.close()

        except Exception as e:
            logging.error(str(e))

            if os.path.exists(filename):
                os.remove(filename) 

def printSources(self, hierarchy, kind, commonprefix, filter_name):
        keywords = {'Source Files': 'ClCompile',
                    'Header Files': 'ClInclude',
                    'Local Headers': 'ClInclude',
                    'Resource Files': 'None',
                    'Other Files': 'None'}
                    
        sorteditems = sorted(hierarchy.items(), key = lambda a: a[0].lower())

        # First folders, then files
        for key, value in sorteditems:
            if SCons.Util.is_Dict(value):
                self.printSources(value, kind, commonprefix, filter_name + '\\' + key)

        for key, value in sorteditems:
            if SCons.Util.is_String(value):
                file = value
                if commonprefix:
                    file = os.path.join(commonprefix, value)
                file = os.path.normpath(file)
                
                self.file.write('\t\t<%s Include="%s" />\n' % (keywords[kind], file))
                self.filters_file.write('\t\t<%s Include="%s">\n'
                                        '\t\t\t<Filter>%s</Filter>\n'
                                        '\t\t</%s>\n' % (keywords[kind], file, filter_name, keywords[kind])) 

def do_get(self, src_path):

        try:
            import ntpath
            newPath = ntpath.normpath(ntpath.join(self.__pwd, src_path))
            drive, tail = ntpath.splitdrive(newPath) 
            filename = ntpath.basename(tail)
            fh = open(filename,'wb')
            self.__transferClient.getFile(drive[:-1]+'$', tail, fh.write)
            fh.close()

        except Exception as e:
            logging.error(str(e))

            if os.path.exists(filename):
                os.remove(filename) 

def test_normpath(self):
        tester("ntpath.normpath('A//////././//.//B')", r'A\B')
        tester("ntpath.normpath('A/./B')", r'A\B')
        tester("ntpath.normpath('A/foo/../B')", r'A\B')
        tester("ntpath.normpath('C:A//B')", r'C:A\B')
        tester("ntpath.normpath('D:A/./B')", r'D:A\B')
        tester("ntpath.normpath('e:A/foo/../B')", r'e:A\B')

        tester("ntpath.normpath('C:///A//B')", r'C:\A\B')
        tester("ntpath.normpath('D:///A/./B')", r'D:\A\B')
        tester("ntpath.normpath('e:///A/foo/../B')", r'e:\A\B')

        tester("ntpath.normpath('..')", r'..')
        tester("ntpath.normpath('.')", r'.')
        tester("ntpath.normpath('')", r'.')
        tester("ntpath.normpath('/')", '\\')
        tester("ntpath.normpath('c:/')", 'c:\\')
        tester("ntpath.normpath('/../.././..')", '\\')
        tester("ntpath.normpath('c:/../../..')", 'c:\\')
        tester("ntpath.normpath('../.././..')", r'..\..\..')
        tester("ntpath.normpath('K:../.././..')", r'K:..\..\..')
        tester("ntpath.normpath('C:////a/b')", r'C:\a\b')
        tester("ntpath.normpath('//machine/share//a/b')", r'\\machine\share\a\b')

        tester("ntpath.normpath('\\\\.\\NUL')", r'\\.\NUL')
        tester("ntpath.normpath('\\\\?\\D:/XY\\Z')", r'\\?\D:/XY\Z') 

def parse(cls, mount_dict, normalize=False, win_host=False):
        if mount_dict.get('source'):
            if mount_dict['type'] == 'tmpfs':
                raise ConfigurationError('tmpfs mounts can not specify a source')

            mount_dict['source'] = normpath(mount_dict['source'], win_host)
            if normalize:
                mount_dict['source'] = normalize_path_for_engine(mount_dict['source'])

        return cls(**mount_dict) 

def PrintSourceFiles(self):
        categories = {'Source Files': 'cpp|c|cxx|l|y|def|odl|idl|hpj|bat',
                      'Header Files': 'h|hpp|hxx|hm|inl',
                      'Local Headers': 'h|hpp|hxx|hm|inl',
                      'Resource Files': 'r|rc|ico|cur|bmp|dlg|rc2|rct|bin|cnt|rtf|gif|jpg|jpeg|jpe',
                      'Other Files': ''}

        for kind in sorted(categories.keys(), key=lambda a: a.lower()):
            if not self.sources[kind]:
                continue # skip empty groups

            self.file.write('# Begin Group "' + kind + '"\n\n')
            typelist = categories[kind].replace('|', ';')
            self.file.write('# PROP Default_Filter "' + typelist + '"\n')

            for file in self.sources[kind]:
                file = os.path.normpath(file)
                self.file.write('# Begin Source File\n\n'
                                'SOURCE="' + file + '"\n'
                                '# End Source File\n')
            self.file.write('# End Group\n')

        # add the SConscript file outside of the groups
        self.file.write('# Begin Source File\n\n'
                        'SOURCE="' + str(self.sconscript) + '"\n'
                        '# End Source File\n') 

def normpath(path, win_host=False):
    """ Custom path normalizer that handles Compose-specific edge cases like
        UNIX paths on Windows hosts and vice-versa. """

    sysnorm = ntpath.normpath if win_host else os.path.normpath
    # If a path looks like a UNIX absolute path on Windows, it probably is;
    # we'll need to revert the backslashes to forward slashes after normalization
    flip_slashes = path.startswith('/') and IS_WINDOWS_PLATFORM
    path = sysnorm(path)
    if flip_slashes:
        path = path.replace('\\', '/')
    return path 

def normalizePath(filepath):
    """
    Returns normalized string representation of a given filepath

    >>> normalizePath('//var///log/apache.log')
    '//var/log/apache.log'
    """

    retVal = filepath

    if retVal:
        retVal = retVal.strip("\r\n")
        retVal = ntpath.normpath(retVal) if isWindowsDriveLetterPath(retVal) else posixpath.normpath(retVal)

    return retVal