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by dickeytk 2306 days ago
> (Note that path/filepath violates Go naming conventions - “don't stutter” - as it includes “path” twice).

That guideline is for package/content name, not package directory names. https://blog.golang.org/package-names

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Yeah, the author misunderstands the naming scheme which actually suggests this sort of repetition. See also, io/ioutil.
My mistake, I removed the relevant paragraph in the article.
I still see it, maybe cached?