How to receive correct file and directory paths from user?

Question

I want to receive import and export path from user. From this documentation I've known I can give the string property a sub-type which turns it to a file or directory selector, the problem is that they give a wrong path, some parts are replaced by ".." and some parts are not typed at all.

I want to receive those paths from user to use them later when the user executes an operator (by clicking a button when everything is ready).

this is my code:

class myPaths(bpy.types.PropertyGroup):
    @classmethod
    def register(cls):
        bpy.types.Scene.myPaths = bpy.props.PointerProperty(type=myPaths)
@classmethod
def unregister(cls):
    del bpy.types.Scene.myPaths

fileExportPath: StringProperty(
    name="export path",
    subtype="DIR_PATH",
    description="some description"
)
jsonImportPath: StringProperty(
    name="import path",
    subtype="FILE_PATH",
    description="path of .json file to import."
)
fileName:StringProperty(
    name="output file name",
    description="Write file name without any file extension."
)

How can I receive correct file and directory paths form user?

Answer 1

I found the solution here. use bpy.path.abspath(path) to get the absolute path to the file or directory.