Create 71-Simplify-Path.py

javiermon · Nov 30, 2022 · ffa05bb · ffa05bb
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+class Solution:
+ def simplifyPath(self, path: str) -> str:
+
+ stack = []
+
+ for i in path.split("/"):
+ # if i == "/" or i == '//', it becomes '' (empty string)
+
+ if i == "..":
+ if stack:
+ stack.pop()
+ elif i == "." or i == '':
+ # skip "." or an empty string
+ continue
+ else:
+ stack.append(i)
+
+ res = "/" + "/".join(stack)
+ return res