Index: Lib/zipfile.py =================================================================== --- Lib/zipfile.py (revision 72193) +++ Lib/zipfile.py (working copy) @@ -952,7 +952,9 @@ """ # build the destination pathname, replacing # forward slashes to platform specific separators. - if targetpath[-1:] in (os.path.sep, os.path.altsep): + # Don't strip it if it is a drive. + if targetpath[-1:] in (os.path.sep, os.path.altsep) and \ + not (len(targetpath) > 1 and targetpath[-2] == ":"): targetpath = targetpath[:-1] # don't include leading "/" from file name if present