os.path.normpath bug?

[Michael Hoffman]

billiejoex wrote:
> Hi there,
> I've noticed that os.path.normpath does not collapse redundant
> separators if they're located at the beginning of the string:
> 
>>>> print os.path.normpath('/a//b//c')
> \a\b\c
>>>> print os.path.normpath('//a//b//c')
> \\a\b\c
> 
> Is it intentional or is it a bug?

Intentional.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Path_(computing)#Universal_Naming_Convention
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Michael Hoffman