def universal_path(path):
 if (_os.name != 'posix'):
  path = path.replace(_os.path.sep, '/')
 return path

def universal_path ( path ) : if ( _os . name != 'posix' ) : path = path . replace ( _os . path . sep , '/' ) return path
converts a path name from its operating system-specific format to a universal path notation .