[Python-ideas] os.path.isparent and os.path.ischild

[Oleg Broytman]

On Fri, Jul 08, 2011 at 10:18:15AM -0300, Facundo Batista wrote:
> >>> def isparent(a, b):
> ...   a += os.path.sep
> ...   return b.startswith(a)
> ...
> >>> isparent('/a', '/a/b')
> True
> >>> isparent('/a/b', '/a')
> False
> >>> isparent('/ab/c', '/a')
> False
> 
> 
> See the append of the path separator for the third case later.
> 
> ischild() would be very similar.

   Look at a slightly better implementation shutil.destinsrc.

Oleg.
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