@staticmethod
def _get_parent_path_and_child_name(path):
    """Split the path into the parent path and child name.

        For instance, "/a/b/c" -> ("/a/b", "c")
        :param path: the path to split
        :type path: six.string_types
        :return: a tuple in the form (parent path, child name)
        :type: tuple
        """
    last_slash = path.rfind('/')
    parent_path = path[:last_slash]
    child_name = path[last_slash + 1:]
    return parent_path, child_name
