code: def _stringify_path(path):
      """
      Convert *path* to a string or unicode path if possible.
      """
      if isinstance(path, str):
          return os.path.expanduser(path)
  
      # checking whether path implements the filesystem protocol
      try:
          return os.path.expanduser(path.__fspath__())
      except AttributeError:
          pass
  
      raise TypeError("not a path-like object")
  
imports: import os
  import contextlib
  import functools
  import gc
  import socket
  import sys
  import textwrap
  import types
  import warnings
label_desc: Use image node_id 6 for calling a global function with example usage: _stringify_path(path) and returns: os, os