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diff --git a/Doc/library/os.path.rst b/Doc/library/os.path.rst index e4fe44e..041277c 100644 --- a/Doc/library/os.path.rst +++ b/Doc/library/os.path.rst @@ -82,8 +82,21 @@ the :mod:`glob` module.) Return the longest path prefix (taken character-by-character) that is a prefix of all paths in *list*. If *list* is empty, return the empty string - (``''``). Note that this may return invalid paths because it works a - character at a time. To obtain a valid path, see :func:`commonpath`. + (``''``). + + .. note:: + + This function may return invalid paths because it works a + character at a time. To obtain a valid path, see + :func:`commonpath`. + + :: + + >>> os.path.commonprefix(['/dir1/dir2', '/dir3/dir4']) + '/dir' + + >>> os.path.commonpath(['/dir1/dir2', '/dir3/dir4']) + '/' .. function:: dirname(path) |