code: def _PathStripPrefix(self, path):
      
      if path.startswith('\\\\.\\') or path.startswith('\\\\?\\'):
        if len(path) < 7 or path[5] != ':' or path[6] != self._PATH_SEPARATOR:
          # Cannot handle a non-volume path.
          return None
  
        path = path[7:]
  
      elif path.startswith('\\\\'):
        # Cannot handle an UNC path.
        return None
  
      elif len(path) >= 3 and path[1] == ':':
        # Check if the path is a Volume 'absolute' path.
        if path[2] != self._PATH_SEPARATOR:
          # Cannot handle a Volume 'relative' path.
          return None
  
        path = path[3:]
  
      elif path.startswith('\\'):
        path = path[1:]
  
      else:
        # Cannot handle a relative path.
        return None
  
      return path
docs: Strips the prefix from a path.
  
      Args:
        path (str): Windows path to strip the prefix from.
  
      Returns:
        str: path without the prefix or None if the path is not supported.