def extended_path(self):
        """
        Add prefix \\?\ to every absolute path, so that it's a "extended-length"
        path, that should be longer than 259 characters (called: "MAX_PATH")
        see:
        https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365247.aspx#maxpath
        """
        if self.is_absolute() and not self.path.startswith("\\\\"):
            return "\\\\?\\%s" % self.path
        return self.path
def extended_path(self):
        """
        Add prefix \\?\ to every absolute path, so that it's a "extended-length"
        path, that should be longer than 259 characters (called: "MAX_PATH")
        see:
        https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365247.aspx#maxpath
        """
        if self.is_absolute() and not self.path.startswith("\\\\"):
            return "\\\\?\\%s" % self.path
        return self.path
def extended_path ( self ) : if self . is_absolute ( ) and not self . path . startswith ( "\\\\" ) : return "\\\\?\\%s" % self . path return self . path
Add prefix \\?\ to every absolute path, so that it's a "extended-length"
        path, that should be longer than 259 characters (called: "MAX_PATH")
        see:
        https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365247.aspx#maxpath
Add prefix \\ ? \ to every absolute path so that it s a extended - length path that should be longer than 259 characters ( called : MAX_PATH ) see : https : // msdn . microsoft . com / en - us / library / aa365247 . aspx#maxpath