FIX: Handle missing paths better pre-3.6

Author: effigies

nipype/utils/filemanip.py

@@ -64,10 +64,19 @@ def path_resolve(path, strict=False):
     try:
         return path.resolve(strict=strict)
     except TypeError:  # PY35
-        resolved = path.resolve()
-        if strict and not resolved.exists():
-            raise FileNotFoundError(resolved)
-        return resolved
+        pass
+
+    path = path.absolute()
+    if strict or path.exists():
+        try:
+            return path.resolve()
+        except OSError:
+            raise FileNotFoundError(str(path))
+
+    # This is a hacky shortcut, using path.absolute() unmodified
+    # In cases where the existing part of the path contains a
+    # symlink, different results will be produced
+    return path
 
 
 def path_mkdir(path, mode=0o777, parents=False, exist_ok=False):