- if db_uri.startswith(os.sep) \
- or os.altsep and db_uri.startswith(os.altsep) \
- or db_uri.startswith(os.pardir + os.sep) \
- or os.altsep and db_uri.startswith(os.pardir + os.altsep) \
- or db_uri.startswith(os.curdir + os.sep) \
- or os.altsep and db_uri.startswith(os.curdir + os.altsep):