[Python-Dev] Pathlib enhancements - acceptable inputs and outputs for fspath and os.fspath() (original) (raw)

Ethan Furman ethan at stoneleaf.us
Mon Apr 18 18:12:53 EDT 2016


On 04/18/2016 02:58 PM, Koos Zevenhoven wrote:

It's a matter of documentation whether it "supports" bytes or not. In fact, that function (assuming the name os.fspath) could now even be documented to support this:

patharg = os.fspath(patharg, outputtypes = (str, pathlib.PurePath)) # :-)

While the os.fspath() function could be abused in such a way, we certainly wouldn't advertise it. (Leave that to StackOverflow. ;)

-- Ethan



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