def get_formatted_relative_path(self, path):
        """
        Formates path to not start with a leading './' or '.\' if enables in
        the config

        :param str path: the path to format
        :return str: the [formatted] path
        """
        if self.format_relative_path and \
                (path.startswith('./') or path.startswith('.\\')):
            return path[2:]
        else:
            return path