[Python-Dev] Adding the 'path' module (was Re: Some RFE for review)

Gerrit Holl gerrit at nl.linux.org
Wed Jun 29 12:15:45 CEST 2005


Guido van Rossum wrote:
> > By the way, it also occurs to me that for the sake of subclassability, the
> > methods should not return 'path(somestr)' when creating new objects, but
> > instead use self.__class__(somestr).
> 
> Clearly it needs a PEP.

I haven't read the rest of the thread
Once, there was a path-related pre-PEP.
http://topjaklont.student.utwente.nl/creaties/path/pep-xxxx.html
It was never finished, nor am I working on it, but it's public domain.
Just wanted to remind potential PEP-authors.

regards,
Gerrit.

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