Parse Directory Structures Script | Dataford Interview Questions

Write a script or function to parse directory structures (e.g., a PWD-style function). Implement normalize_path(path) for an absolute Unix-style path. Resolve . and .., collapse repeated slashes, and never move above /. Return the canonical absolute path. Input is a string, and output is a string. Examples: /a/./b/../c returns /a/c; /../../x returns /x.

Constraints

1 <= len(path) <= 1000
path is an absolute Unix-style path beginning with /
Path components contain no / characters
A component may be a directory name, ., or ..

Function Signature

def normalize_path(path):

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Constraints

1 <= len(path) <= 1000
path is an absolute Unix-style path beginning with /
Path components contain no / characters
A component may be a directory name, ., or ..

Function Signature

def normalize_path(path):

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