Function path_join_robust

updateHostsFile.py:1863–1893

Wrapper around `os.path.join` with handling for locale issues. Parameters ---------- path : str The first path to join. paths : varargs Subsequent path strings to join. Returns ------- joined_path : str The joined path string of the two path

(path, *paths)

def path_join_robust(path, *paths):
    """
    Wrapper around `os.path.join` with handling for locale issues.

    Parameters
    ----------
    path : str
        The first path to join.
    paths : varargs
        Subsequent path strings to join.

    Returns
    -------
    joined_path : str
        The joined path string of the two path inputs.

    Raises
    ------
    locale.Error : A locale issue was detected that prevents path joining.
    """

    try:
        # gh-316: joining unicode and str can be saddening in Python 2.x
        path = str(path)
        paths = [str(another_path) for another_path in paths]

        return os.path.join(path, *paths)
    except UnicodeDecodeError as e:
        raise locale.Error(
            "Unable to construct path. This is likely a LOCALE issue:\n\n" + str(e)
        )


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