code: def is_hidden(path):
  	
  	full_path = os.path.abspath(path)
  	name = os.path.basename(full_path)
  
  	def no(path):
  		return False
  	platform_hidden = globals().get('is_hidden_' + platform.system(), no)
  	return name.startswith('.') or platform_hidden(full_path)
docs: Check whether a file is presumed hidden, either because
  	the pathname starts with dot or because the platform
  	indicates such.