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ipyfilechooser/filechooser.py

@@ -172,7 +172,8 @@ class FileChooser(VBox, ValueWidget):
             show_hidden=self._show_hidden,
             prepend_icons=False,
             show_only_dirs=self._show_only_dirs,
-            filter_pattern=self._filter_pattern
+            filter_pattern=self._filter_pattern,
+            root_path=self._root_path
         )
 
         # file/folder display names
@@ -181,7 +182,8 @@ class FileChooser(VBox, ValueWidget):
             show_hidden=self._show_hidden,
             prepend_icons=self._use_dir_icons,
             show_only_dirs=self._show_only_dirs,
-            filter_pattern=self._filter_pattern
+            filter_pattern=self._filter_pattern,
+            root_path=self._root_path
         )
 
         # Dict to map real names to display names

ipyfilechooser/utils.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import sys
 from typing import List, Sequence, Iterable, Optional
 
 
-def get_subpaths(path: str, root_path: str) -> List[str]:
+def get_subpaths(path: str, root_path: str = '') -> List[str]:
     """Walk a path and return a list of subpaths."""
     if os.path.isfile(path):
         path = os.path.dirname(path)
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ def get_dir_contents(
         show_hidden: bool = False,
         prepend_icons: bool = False,
         show_only_dirs: bool = False,
-        filter_pattern: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None) -> List[str]:
+        filter_pattern: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None,
+        root_path: str = '') -> List[str]:
     """Get directory contents."""
     files = list()
     dirs = list()
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ def get_dir_contents(
                         files.append(item)
                 else:
                     files.append(item)
-        if has_parent(path):
+        if has_parent(strip_root_path(path, root_path)):
             dirs.insert(0, '..')
     if prepend_icons:
         return prepend_dir_icons(sorted(dirs)) + sorted(files)