[Python-Dev] Path object design (original) (raw)

Fredrik Lundh fredrik at pythonware.com
Wed Nov 1 10:11:12 CET 2006

glyph at divmod.com wrote:

I am not addressing this message to the py3k list because its general message of extreme conservatism on new features is more applicable to python-dev. However, py3k designers might also take note: if py3k is going to do something in this area and drop support for the "legacy" os.path, it would be good to choose something that is known to work and have few gotchas, rather than just choosing the devil we don't know over the devil we do. The weaknesses of os.path are at least well-understood.

that's another reason why a new design might as well be defined in terms of the old design -- especially if the main goal is call-site convenience, rather than fancy new algorithms.

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