root

A string representing the (local or global) root, if any:

Syntax

PYTHON Copy

PurePath.root

Examples

Example 1

PYTHON Copy

>>> PureWindowsPath('c:/Program Files/').root
'\\'
>>> PureWindowsPath('c:Program Files/').root
''
>>> PurePosixPath('/etc').root
'/'

Example 2

PYTHON Copy

>>> PureWindowsPath('//host/share').root
'\\'

Example 3

PYTHON Copy

>>> PurePosixPath('//etc').root
'//'
>>> PurePosixPath('///etc').root
'/'
>>> PurePosixPath('////etc').root
'/'

See Also

PurePosixPath