[New-bugs-announce] [issue30906] os.path.join misjoins paths

[mesheb82]

New submission from mesheb82:

I'm trying to join paths on Windows with data taken from a user generated file.  In doing so, I came across:

    >>> os.path.join('dir1', '/dir2')
    '/dir2'

I'd expect an error or:

    'dir1\\dir2'

This has been tested and is consistent with Python 2.7.13 and 3.6.1.

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components: Library (Lib), Windows
messages: 298181
nosy: mesheb82, paul.moore, steve.dower, tim.golden, zach.ware
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: os.path.join misjoins paths
versions: Python 2.7, Python 3.6

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