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authorGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2008-01-26 09:43:35 (GMT)
committerGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2008-01-26 09:43:35 (GMT)
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#1934: fix os.path.isabs docs.
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@@ -144,7 +144,9 @@ write files see :func:`open`, and for accessing the filesystem see the
.. function:: isabs(path)
- Return ``True`` if *path* is an absolute pathname (begins with a slash).
+ Return ``True`` if *path* is an absolute pathname. On Unix, that means it
+ begins with a slash, on Windows that it begins with a backslash after chopping
+ off a potential drive letter.
.. function:: isfile(path)