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bpo-36264: Updates documentation for change to expanduser on Windows (GH-12294)

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@ -172,10 +172,10 @@ the :mod:`glob` module.)
password directory through the built-in module :mod:`pwd`. An initial ``~user``
is looked up directly in the password directory.
On Windows, :envvar:`HOME` and :envvar:`USERPROFILE` will be used if set,
otherwise a combination of :envvar:`HOMEPATH` and :envvar:`HOMEDRIVE` will be
used. An initial ``~user`` is handled by stripping the last directory component
from the created user path derived above.
On Windows, :envvar:`USERPROFILE` will be used if set, otherwise a combination
of :envvar:`HOMEPATH` and :envvar:`HOMEDRIVE` will be used. An initial
``~user`` is handled by stripping the last directory component from the created
user path derived above.
If the expansion fails or if the path does not begin with a tilde, the path is
returned unchanged.
@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ the :mod:`glob` module.)
.. versionchanged:: 3.6
Accepts a :term:`path-like object`.
.. versionchanged:: 3.8
No longer uses :envvar:`HOME` on Windows.
.. index::
single: $ (dollar); environment variables expansion
single: % (percent); environment variables expansion (Windows)