In [1]: from pathlib import Path
In [2]: Path('..').is_absolute()
Out[2]: False
In [3]: Path('C:/').is_absolute()
Out[3]: True
In [4]: Path('..').resolve()
Out[4]: WindowsPath('C:/the/complete/path')
In [5]: Path('C:/').resolve()
Out[5]: WindowsPath('C:/')