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Python Python for File Systems Project Starter Solid Paths

Posted by Hanwen Zhang
Hanwen Zhang
20,084 Points

Help with file system python question

I'd like you to change how get_root works. I still want to ask for a path but if the path is relative, change it into an absolute path. You can assume that the path is relative from the current working directory. The function should always return an absolute path.

builder.py 
#I'd like you to change how get_root works. 
#I still want to ask for a path but if the path is relative, change it into an absolute path. 
#You can assume that the path is relative from the current working directory. 
#The function should always return an absolute path.

import pathlib


def get_root():
    root = pathlib.PurePath(
        input("What's the full path where you'd like the project? ")
    )
    if not root.is_absolute():
        return get_root()
    return root