list_to_path

gistfile1.txt

def list_to_path(path_element_list, topslash=False, tailslash=False):
    # strips leading and trailing slashes from each element and returns without leading and trailing slashes i.e. 'a/b/c'

    # drop empty list elements
    path_element_list = [x for x in path_element_list if x]
    path = '/'.join([x.strip('/') for x in path_element_list])
    if topslash:
        path = '/' + path
    if tailslash:
        path = path + '/'
    return path