code: def path_to_str(path):
      """Returns the file system path representation of a `PathLike` object, else
      as it is.
  
      Args:
      path: An object that can be converted to path representation.
  
      Returns:
      A `str` object.
      """
      if hasattr(path, "__fspath__"):
          path = as_str_any(path.__fspath__())
      return path
  
imports: import numbers
  import numpy
  from tensorboard.compat.tensorflow_stub.compat.v1 import *
label_desc: Use image node_id 4 for calling a global function with example usage: path_to_str(path) and returns: path