>>> import pathlib >>> p = pathlib.PureWindowsPath(r'\dir\anotherdir\foodir\more') >>> print(p) \dir\anotherdir\foodir\more >>> print(p.as_posix()) /dir/anotherdir/foodir/more >>> str(p) '\\dir\\anotherdir\\foodir\\more' >>> str(p.as_posix()) '/dir/anotherdir/foodir/more'