def _path_to_id(path):
    """
    Name of the root directory is used as ``<packageid>`` in ``info.xml``.

    This function makes sure, that :func:`os.path.basename` doesn't return
    blank string in case that there is `/` at the end of the `path`.

    Args:
        path (str): Path to the root directory.

    Returns:
        str: Basename of the `path`.
    """
    if path.endswith("/"):
        path = path[:-1]

    return os.path.basename(path)
Name of the root directory is used as ``<packageid>`` in ``info.xml``.

    This function makes sure, that :func:`os.path.basename` doesn't return
    blank string in case that there is `/` at the end of the `path`.

    Args:
        path (str): Path to the root directory.

    Returns:
        str: Basename of the `path`.