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Python3 shorten absolute windows unc path without using pywin
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To shorten an absolute UNC path in Python without using pywin
(which provides Windows-specific functionality), you can use the following approach:
pythondef shorten_unc_path(unc_path):
parts = unc_path.split("\\")
shortened_parts = [parts[0], "...", parts[-1]]
return "\\".join(shortened_parts)
# Example usage
unc_path = r"\\server\share\path\to\file.txt"
shortened_path = shorten_unc_path(unc_path)
print(shortened_path)
In the shorten_unc_path
function, we split the UNC path by backslashes (\
) to extract the server name, share name, and the file or directory name. We then create a new list with the first part, an ellipsis (...
), and the last part. Finally, we join the shortened parts back together with backslashes to form the shortened UNC path.
Note that this approach simply replaces the directory path in the middle with an ellipsis. It does not actually modify the underlying UNC path or interact with the file system.