def sanitize_path(s, force=False):
"""Sanitizes and normalizes path on Windows"""
if sys.platform == 'win32':
+ force = False
drive_or_unc, _ = os.path.splitdrive(s)
if sys.version_info < (2, 7) and not drive_or_unc:
drive_or_unc, _ = os.path.splitunc(s)
for path_part in norm_path]
if drive_or_unc:
sanitized_path.insert(0, drive_or_unc + os.path.sep)
+ elif force and s[0] == os.path.sep:
+ sanitized_path.insert(0, os.path.sep)
return os.path.join(*sanitized_path)