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+# tools.py
+# Miscellaneous utility functions.
+
+import os
+import warnings
+
+def asstring(x):
+    """ Ensure that x is a string, i.e. if it's not of the str or unicode
+        types, convert it with str.  Otherwise, leave it unchanged. """
+    if not (isinstance(x, str) or isinstance(x, unicode)):
+        x = str(x)
+    return x
+
+def opj(path):
+    """Convert paths to the platform-specific separator"""
+    str = apply(os.path.join, tuple(path.split('/')))
+    # HACK: on Linux, a leading / gets lost...
+    if path.startswith('/'):
+        str = '/' + str
+    return str
+
+class CheckParentWarning(Warning):
+    pass
+
+def parent_warning(obj, container):
+    s = "obj %r has parent %r, but is added to container %r" % (
+        obj, obj.GetParent(), container)
+    warnings.warn(s, CheckParentWarning)
+