def METHOD_NAME(path: Text) -> Sequence[Text]:
  """Converts a canonical path representation to a list of components.
  Args:
    path: A canonical MySQL path representation.
  Returns:
    A sequence of path components.
  """
  precondition.AssertType(path, Text)
  if path and not path.startswith("/"):
    raise ValueError("Path '{}' is not absolute".format(path))
  if path:
    return tuple(path.split("/")[1:])
  else:
    return ()