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Subject: Re: list comprehension to do os.path.split_all ?
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On Fri, 29 Jul 2011 22:22:54 +0200, Alexander Kapps <alex.kapps@web.de>
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> Actually, it isn't the first time, where I wonder why 
> os.path.split() doesn't do this already. I mean, str.split() doesn't 
> only split on the first part, right?

	But there is a conceptual difference... The last element of a path
is a file (or directory name) contained within the preceding path name
portion.

	But a string has no context...
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