New GitHub issue #96290 from barneygale:<br>

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In Python 3.11.0rc1 on Windows:

```python
>>> import ntpath
>>> ntpath.normpath('\\\\')
'\\\\'
```

In Python 3.11.0rc1 on non-Windows platforms, and in 3.10 across all platforms:

```python
>>> import ntpath
>>> ntpath.normpath('\\\\')
'\\'
```
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<p>Labels: type-bug</p>
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