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Improve winglob docstring.

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Clarify that "right results" really means consistent with windows
behavior.
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@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ On Windows, square brackets do not have a special meaning in glob strings.
However, python's glob module is written for unix-style globs in which brackets However, python's glob module is written for unix-style globs in which brackets
represent character classes / ranges. represent character classes / ranges.
On Windows we should escape those brackets to get the right results. On Windows we should escape those brackets to get results that are consistent
But calling glob.escape would also escape asterisk which may not be desired. with a Windows' user's expectations. But calling glob.escape would also escape
So this module just provides a modified version of glob.glob which will escape asterisk which may not be desired. So this module just provides a modified
only square brackets when called on windows, and behave normally on linux. version of glob.glob which will escape only square brackets when called on
Windows, and behave normally on Linux.
''' '''
import fnmatch as python_fnmatch import fnmatch as python_fnmatch
import glob as python_glob import glob as python_glob