replace os.path.absPath with bioio.absSymPath to not dereference symlinks.  this allows workaround for paths with spaces which break pretty much everything
replace os.path.absPath with bioio.absSymPath to not dereference symlinks.  this allows workaround for paths with spaces which break pretty much everything

benedictpaten/cactus,benedictpaten/cactus,benedictpaten/cactus,benedictpaten/cactus,benedictpaten/cactus