Bug #1566602: correct failure of posixpath unittest when $HOME ends
with a slash.
diff --git a/Lib/posixpath.py b/Lib/posixpath.py
index 9dd0e90..07ab4b6 100644
--- a/Lib/posixpath.py
+++ b/Lib/posixpath.py
@@ -259,8 +259,7 @@
         except KeyError:
             return path
         userhome = pwent.pw_dir
-    if userhome.endswith('/'):
-        i += 1
+    userhome = userhome.rstrip('/')
     return userhome + path[i:]
 
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 4acce5c..6d048cc 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Bug #1566602: correct failure of posixpath unittest when $HOME ends
+  with a slash.
+
 - Bug #1565661: in webbrowser, split() the command for the default
   GNOME browser in case it is a command with args.