[Python-Dev] When should pathlib stop being provisional? (original) (raw)

Nick Coghlan ncoghlan at gmail.com
Wed Apr 6 02:29:34 EDT 2016

On 6 April 2016 at 15:57, Serhiy Storchaka <storchaka at gmail.com> wrote:

On 06.04.16 05:44, Nick Coghlan wrote:

The most promising option for that is probably "getattr(path, 'path', path)", since the "path" attribute is being added to pathlib, and the given idiom can be readily adopted in Python 2/3 compatible code (since normal strings and any other object without a "path" attribute are passed through unchanged). Alternatively, since it's a protocol, double-underscores on the property name may be appropriate (i.e. "getattr(path, 'path', path)") This was already discussed. Current conclusion is using the "path" attribute. See http://bugs.python.org/issue22570 .

I'd missed the existing precedent in DirEntry.path, so simply taking that and running with it sounds good to me.

Cheers, Nick.

-- Nick Coghlan | ncoghlan at gmail.com | Brisbane, Australia

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