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diff: @@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ else:
  def path_to_string(path):
  """
  + Convert `PathLike` objects to their string representation.
  +
  If given a non-string typed path object, converts it to its string
  representation. Depending on the python version used, this function
  can handle the following arguments:
  