fix #5088

electrum/daemon.py

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ from .jsonrpc import VerifyingJSONRPCServer
 from .version import ELECTRUM_VERSION
 from .network import Network
 from .util import (json_decode, DaemonThread, print_error, to_string,
-                   create_and_start_event_loop, profiler)
+                   create_and_start_event_loop, profiler, standardize_path)
 from .wallet import Wallet, Abstract_Wallet
 from .storage import WalletStorage
 from .commands import known_commands, Commands
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ class Daemon(DaemonThread):
         return response
 
     def load_wallet(self, path, password) -> Optional[Abstract_Wallet]:
+        path = standardize_path(path)
         # wizard will be launched if we return
         if path in self.wallets:
             wallet = self.wallets[path]

electrum/storage.py

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import zlib
 from collections import defaultdict
 
 from . import util, bitcoin, ecc
-from .util import PrintError, profiler, InvalidPassword, WalletFileException, bfh
+from .util import PrintError, profiler, InvalidPassword, WalletFileException, bfh, standardize_path
 from .plugin import run_hook, plugin_loaders
 from .keystore import bip44_derivation
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class JsonDB(PrintError):
     def __init__(self, path):
         self.db_lock = threading.RLock()
         self.data = {}
-        self.path = os.path.normcase(os.path.abspath(path))
+        self.path = standardize_path(path)
         self._file_exists = self.path and os.path.exists(self.path)
         self.modified = False
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ class WalletStorage(JsonDB):
 
     def __init__(self, path, manual_upgrades=False):
         JsonDB.__init__(self, path)
-        self.print_error("wallet path", path)
+        self.print_error("wallet path", self.path)
         self.manual_upgrades = manual_upgrades
         self.pubkey = None
         if self.file_exists():

electrum/util.py

@@ -407,6 +407,10 @@ def assert_file_in_datadir_available(path, config_path):
             'Should be at {}'.format(path))
 
 
+def standardize_path(path):
+    return os.path.normcase(os.path.realpath(os.path.abspath(path)))
+
+
 def get_new_wallet_name(wallet_folder: str) -> str:
     i = 1
     while True: