Some people use strings. Some people use Paths.
str process_file("data/file.txt")
Path process_file(Path("data/file.txt"))
So you write this:

    


    
    

        
@autopath() handles all of this and more for you.

        

        

            

                

                    str
                    "data\file.txt"
                

                

                    Path
                    Path("data/file.txt")
                

                

                    Skpath
                    Skpath("data/file.txt")
                

            

            

                
            

            

                Skpath
                
normalized slashes, resolved root, cross-platform compatible

            

            

                
            

            

                str
                "data/file.txt"
                ✓
            

        

        
1. Normalized through Skpath.rp to become cross-platform compatible. 2. Converts to best annotated type (Skpath > Path > str).

    


    
    

        
A pit of success.

        

        
With @autopath, you can't mess up path handling even if you tried.