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gh-74453: Add stronger security warning to os.path.commonprefix #144401

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Add stronger security warning to os.path.commonprefix
sethmlarson Feb 2, 2026
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Remove duplicated recommendation to use `commonpath()`.
sethmlarson Feb 2, 2026
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Use "warning", not "danger"
sethmlarson Feb 2, 2026
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Use "warning", not "danger"
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sethmlarson authored Feb 2, 2026
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Expand Up @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ the :mod:`glob` module.)
prefix of all strings in *list*. If *list* is empty, return the empty string
(``''``).

.. danger::
.. warning::

This function may return invalid paths because it works a
character at a time.
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