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@19anveshh 19anveshh commented Nov 5, 2026 •
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Fixes #160904.

The docstring and docs for os.path.normcase incorrectly stated that on Posix it "has no effect" or "returns the path unchanged". In reality, it calls os.fspath(s), which converts path-like objects to str or bytes.

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  • Lib/posixpath.py: updated normcase docstring
  • Doc/library/os.path.rst: updated function documentation
  • Issue: os.path.normcase incorrectly claims to do nothing #160904

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19anveshh added 2 commits November 6, 2026 00:55
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gh-160904: Correct os.path.normcase documentation for POSIX
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The docstring and docs incorrectly stated that normcase 'has no effect'
or 'returns the path unchanged' on Posix. In reality, it calls
os.fspath(s), which converts path-like objects to str or bytes.
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Merge pull request #1 from 19anveshh/fix/normcase-doc
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gh-160904: Correct os.path.normcase documentation for POSIX
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Add news entry for gh-160904 normcase doc fix
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📚 cpython-previews | 🛠️ Build #35680390 | 📁 Comparing 21f78a7 against main (5346059)

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