Improve `os`

[nineteendo]

Feature or enhancement

Proposal:

I currently have several issues & PRs for os, here's an overview:

• Issues:
  • Handle leading // for posixpath.commonpath #117201
  • Handle non-iterables for ntpath.commonpath #117335
  • Handle leading // for posixpath.realpath #117338
  • Speed up os.path #117349
  • Handle /:/ for ntpath.isabs #117352
  • Fix error message for ntpath.commonpath #117381
  • Handle /: for ntpath.normpath #117383
  • Reduce syscalls for posixpath.ismount #117394
  • Handle not executable directories for os.listdir #117402
• PRs:
  • gh-117201: Handle leading // for posixpath.commonpath #117334
  • gh-117335: Handle non-iterables for ntpath.commonpath #117336
  • gh-117338: Handle leading // for posixpath.realpath #117340
  • gh-117349: Micro-optimize a few os.path functions #117350
  • gh-117352: Handle /:/ for ntpath.isabs #117362
  • gh-117381: Fix error message for ntpath.commonpath #117382
  • gh-117394: Reduce syscalls for posixpath.ismount #117395

Has this already been discussed elsewhere?

This is a minor feature, which does not need previous discussion elsewhere

Links to previous discussion of this feature:

No response

[erlend-aasland]

I suggest closing this ticket. There is no clear goal, and there are no actionable items. The remaining open issue can stand for itself.