In Windows I can access a network share either using the mounted drive:

file_path = 'V:pathtofiles'
list_of_files = os.listdir(file_path)

or alternatively using the network address:

file_path = '//our.server.de/share/data/path/to/files'
list_of_files = os.listdir(file_path)

How can I do this in macOS? I know I can mount the network share using smb like this:

file_path = '//Volumes/data/path/to/files'
list_of_files = os.listdir(file_path)

But is there a way on macOS using Python to access the network address ‘directly’, without mounting it beforehand?