code: def normalize_paths(value, parent=os.curdir):
      
      if not value:
          return []
      if isinstance(value, list):
          return value
      paths = []
      for path in value.split(','):
          path = path.strip()
          if '/' in path:
              path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(parent, path))
          paths.append(path.rstrip('/'))
      return paths
docs: Parse a comma-separated list of paths.
  
      Return a list of absolute paths.