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Fri Nov 3 07:35:11 CET 2006 · https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2006-November/069799.html

Steve Holden wrote:
> Greg Ewing wrote:
>> Mike Orr wrote:
>> Having said that, I can see there could be an
>> element of confusion in calling it "join".
>>
> Good point. "relativise" might be appropriate, though something shorter 
> would be better.
> 
> regards
>   Steve

The term used in many languages for this sort of operation is "combine". 
(See .Net System.IO.Path for an example.) I kind of like the term - it 
implies that you are mixing two paths together, but it doesn't imply 
that the combination will be additive.

- Talin

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