code: def _normalize_dir(string_):
      '''
      Normalize the directory to make comparison possible
      '''
      return os.path.normpath(salt.utils.stringutils.to_unicode(string_)f _normalize_dir(string_):
      '''
      Normalize the directory to make comparison possible
      '''
      return os.path.normpath(salt.utils.stringutils.to_unicode(string_))
docs: Normalize the directory to make comparison possible