From 25c0b5d0b814ad2951141564a5cb8c204f1ae298 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joel Challis <git@zvecr.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:31:18 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Avoid path issues with `qmk flash` on Windows (#24130)

---
 lib/python/qmk/flashers.py | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lib/python/qmk/flashers.py b/lib/python/qmk/flashers.py
index 9ecb5e4b9c8f..7ee1bc8de73e 100644
--- a/lib/python/qmk/flashers.py
+++ b/lib/python/qmk/flashers.py
@@ -206,6 +206,8 @@ def _flash_uf2(file):
 
 
 def flasher(mcu, file):
+    # Avoid "expected string or bytes-like object, got 'WindowsPath" issues
+    file = file.as_posix()
     bl, details = _find_bootloader()
     # Add a small sleep to avoid race conditions
     time.sleep(1)